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Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, sentenced former Acting Accountant General of the Federation, Chukwunyere Nwabuoku, to 72 years imprisonment for money laundering.
The judge in his ruling stated that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was able to prove the money laundering charges against the convict.
The commission charged the former AoGF with nine counts of money laundering.
Jutsice Omotosho convicted Nwabuoku on nine counts and sentenced him to eight years in prison on each count, for a total of 72 years.
However, he ordered that these requirements be carried out simultaneously.
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The judge, who described Nwabuoku’s diversion of funds meant for security and defense when he was Director of Finance and Accounting at the Ministry of Defense as “appalling,” commended the EFCC for conducting a detailed prosecution.
Omotosho observed that the evidence of the 9th prosecution witness that Nwabuoku voluntarily returned some of the money siphoned off in excess of N200 million during the investigation was not disputed by the defence.
The court granted Nwabuoku bail of N500 million with two sureties in the same amount after he was arraigned on January 15, 2025, on nine amended charges.
The commission told the court that the convict committed the act while serving as Director of Finance and Accounting at the Ministry of Defense between 2019 and 2021.
