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Friday 4 December 2015

Former Finance commissioner in Adamawa state jailed 10 years for stealing N51.5m while in office

A Former commissioner for Finance and Local government and chieftaincy affairs during Boni Haruna’s administration in Adamawa state, John Elias, was today sentenced to 10 years in jail by a Federal High Court sitting in Yola for stealing N51.5 million from the state coffers while he was in office. The presiding judge, Justice Bilkisu Bello Aliyu, ordered the Corporate Affairs Commission to shut down the former commissioner's company, Alhakim Nigeria Limited which he allegedly used in siphoning the state funds.

Justice Aliyu delivered the judgement under section 3 (2) of the miscellaneous act and said the judgement will serve as a deterrent to occupiers of public office holders who may want to filter resources meant for developmental projects.

The judge convicted Elias on count 3 and 4 charges and imprisoned him to 10 years on each charge though the two convictions would run concurrently.

“I hereby sentenced the first accused, John Babani Elias for 10 years imprisonment on count 3 and another 10 years imprisonment on count 4 but the two sentences will run concurrently. In addition, the first convict must return/refund the sum of N51.5 million to Adamawa state local Government joint account fund from where it was stolen and diverted by him and his Coy. With regards to the second convict ALHAKIM NIGERIA LIMITED, I sentenced it to pay a fine of N5 million on the offenses in count 3 and 4 it is convicted of. In addition, the company would wound up by Corporate Affairs Commission as provided by section 3(2) of the miscellaneous offenses and all its assets forfeited to federal government of Nigeria,” he said
at 12/04/2015 10:46:00 pm

72 comments:

  1. AbokiDaWarriBoy4 December 2015 at 22:48

    Ghaghaghaghaghaghagha, scapegoat! Oya others get ready,this is just the beginning. CHANGE!!!

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    1. Unknown5 December 2015 at 00:22

      Yaay good for him they coming for y'all 1 by 1

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    2. Comment frm ROYAL PRIESTHOOD (royalpriesthood007@gmail.com)5 December 2015 at 00:52

      Punishment well deserved!

      Biko more of dis to come mostly wit all those politicians dat stole billions and also got us broke!

      Comment frm ROYAL PRIESTHOOD (royalpriesthood007@gmail.com)

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    3. NaijaDeltaBabe5 December 2015 at 01:21

      Dey ve been sentenced but will dey serve d jail term?

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    4. OSINANL5 December 2015 at 01:30

      Why is that they are always prosecuting only aboki them? That means aboki them be the worst thieves

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    5. Anonymous5 December 2015 at 04:47

      The very first scape goat, others thieves ar coming God bless Nigeria

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    6. Anonymous5 December 2015 at 06:35

      Gd 4 dem only if dey wil serve it
      10yrs isn't 10months tho!
      Our jail now wil b filled wit de riches
      Hehehehehe


      # oneandonlynwa@gmail.com#
      # oneandonlynwa@gmail.com#

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    7. knowurway.com5 December 2015 at 08:47

      They serve him right. Change is here already.

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    8. Unknown5 December 2015 at 10:00

      Turn by turn

      WARNING! Don't do this after eating

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    9. Victor Emeka Isaac5 December 2015 at 11:32

      That's good......they will all be caught










      Also Check Vabadon's Blog

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  2. Unknown4 December 2015 at 22:48

    Hmmmmmmmmmmm

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  3. Unknown4 December 2015 at 22:49

    Hmmmmmmmmmmmm... Every body is going to jail, well I support this corruption fight but it seems is selective.

    #Dakinzz

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  4. Unknown4 December 2015 at 22:49

    Gbam!

    Punishment well deserved and dis is how it should b and not all those d more u look d less u see!

    Comment frm ROYAL PRIESTHOOD (royalpriesthood007@gmail.com)

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  5. Chiisunshine(carolips)4 December 2015 at 22:49

    Ole! U re busted

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  6. Unknown4 December 2015 at 22:49

    Good for him

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  7. SMURF4 December 2015 at 22:49

    Yay

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  8. STERN4 December 2015 at 22:50

    ABOKI man. Make sure he is properly dealt with. This corruption has to stop wtf

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    1. Anonymous5 December 2015 at 10:53

      Next is your daddy Jonathan...cant wait.

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  9. Anonymous4 December 2015 at 22:51

    He didnt steal enough thats why he ended up in jail. Dosgbe! Mumu! what is worth doing is worth doing well

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  10. Abdul elphareez4 December 2015 at 22:52

    Gooooood!!!!

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  11. Davido's driver4 December 2015 at 22:54

    Deterrent to others

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  12. Anonymous4 December 2015 at 22:55

    There is big trouble o! It's like everybody in Nigeria is a thief. Lecturers wey no see money thief, dey compensate themselves with university female students.

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    1. Anonymous5 December 2015 at 09:52

      Them don fuck you, sorry sis that you were the victim, na the one wey pain you pass you dey talk.

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  13. Alloy Chikezie4 December 2015 at 22:56

    Serves him right.

    Your comment will be visible after approval.

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  14. Unknown4 December 2015 at 22:57

    10 years is too small sef.

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  15. BONARIO NNAGS4 December 2015 at 22:57

    Nice one, more of such convictions and they will be deterred from stealing public funds.


    ~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA LUMIA

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  16. Unknown4 December 2015 at 22:57

    And another person was hanged to death for stealing 14k. It's well

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  17. Unknown4 December 2015 at 22:57

    Na wow oooo ohhhhhh, Linda. N51.5 million,all this so called our leader no dey fear God ohhhhh

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  18. Debbie Chelsea4 December 2015 at 22:58

    Stay well dere

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  19. Olaaliu4 December 2015 at 22:59

    Nigeria,,na 2day,,he might b in his house 4 that 10yrs enjoying..telling nigerians he is in prison

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  20. edDREAMZ4 December 2015 at 23:03

    a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said...
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    Untill i see a pic of him in handcuff and in jail am not believing this jail crap....
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    ***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***

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  21. CLASS CAPTAIN4 December 2015 at 23:05

    CHAI GUY YOU F**KUP YOU GOT JAILED FOR 51M WHEN YOUR MATES ARE STEALING 2.1BILLION. YOU DULL WALAHI. YOU CAN HIDE 51MILLION IN YOUR CAR AND THEY WOULDNT SEE IT. AHN AHN YOU CARRY LAST WALAHI

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  22. Anonymous4 December 2015 at 23:07

    Thank God for this Judgment.change has come

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  23. tomjerryswit4 December 2015 at 23:13

    al ds only him？？ eeehhhh！！tomjerryswit

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  24. Anonymous4 December 2015 at 23:15

    Ok na

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  25. Adamummy4 December 2015 at 23:15

    Gbagam!

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  26. Unknown4 December 2015 at 23:20

    Best judgement since 1900

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  27. Unknown4 December 2015 at 23:22

    Good...the jailing have started. soon,it will get to ochendo...he will get blind in kirikiri

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  28. Unknown4 December 2015 at 23:26

    Nice move
    Jail his black ass

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  29. Unknown4 December 2015 at 23:26

    That serves him better

    ngnobs.com

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  30. Darrel tom4 December 2015 at 23:30

    Good tin thou



    Note :for healthy living today, drink 8 glasses of water and mind your business on lib


    Linda's last son

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  31. Darrel tom4 December 2015 at 23:30

    Good tin thou



    Note :for healthy living today, drink 8 glasses of water and mind your business on lib


    Linda's last son

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  32. Unknown4 December 2015 at 23:40

    He embezzled #51 million naira and gets 10 years imprisonment. Another steals #14k plus and he gets a death sentence! Hummmmm.......God dey!!



















    #TeamBlessed#

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    1. Anonymous5 December 2015 at 04:37

      U re very dull. D oda one was an armed rubber caught with arms. Olodo

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  33. Anonymous4 December 2015 at 23:40

    DO it to other offenders as you have done to this. Let justice flow like ever-flowing stream.

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  34. Unknown4 December 2015 at 23:43

    Our democracy is growing, hope this will send a signal to many out there.

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  35. Anonymous4 December 2015 at 23:43

    You sure say option of fine no dey sooooo?

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  36. Unknown4 December 2015 at 23:53

    Nigeria don dey better be dat. Adonbilivdis! Linda take note!

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  37. Unknown4 December 2015 at 23:53

    Nigeria don dey better be dat. Adonbilivdis! Linda take note!

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  38. Unknown4 December 2015 at 23:54

    Nigeria don dey better be dat. Adonbilivdis! Linda take note!

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  39. Unknown4 December 2015 at 23:59

    Hmmm nawao they're really hard on him chai nawao
    But some people have been checked and set free even when they're guilty kai it is well

    Wickedness though never was happiness

    That vuvuzela P guy

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  40. Unknown5 December 2015 at 00:08

    Am sure dis happened bcos he is PDP waiting for APC looters n their jail terms. N answeing John, still waiting for Adamu or musa n Ibrahim oooooo. Won't say much b4 dt senator jail me for 2yrs lol. Mk I hear say

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  41. Hana5 December 2015 at 00:09

    Aii so wat penalty do d Chief Looters get???
    Unserious bunch bhavn lyk dey r competent
    Get to work and bring down looters dat av stolen in billions of US dollars den I would applaud you


    Ps.....m auurrahere

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  42. APPLE5 December 2015 at 00:16

    Good one.

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  43. Unknown5 December 2015 at 00:17

    Now Nigeria judiciary is doing somethin good. Good for him

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  44. Unknown5 December 2015 at 00:33

    Good for the mallam

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  45. Unknown5 December 2015 at 01:01

    God bless this Judge so shall it always be henceforth.... Amen

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  46. Unknown5 December 2015 at 04:37

    Just 10 years for 51mill and somebody is going to die by hanging for stealing 14,540K. What a criminal justice system we have?

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  47. Unknown5 December 2015 at 05:35

    Wish I read this kind of stuff every other day.....just one out of millions but this development brings hope to the innocent Nigerian....kudos !!!

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  48. Unknown5 December 2015 at 05:41

    That's good. 10 years but they shld have added with hard labour. They go keep am now for one fine enviroment in d jail.















    #iT wiLL oNLy gEt bEttER
    #It MuSt eNd iN prAiSE

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  49. ary5 December 2015 at 05:45

    This guy got ten years because he stole money belonging to rich men, if it were pension funds, he would get a slap on the wrist because let's be honest, this country was made for the sustenance of the rich not the poor.

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  50. Anonymous5 December 2015 at 06:28

    Pls don't just jail him, retrieve d money, and be accountable in d spending of d loot

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  51. Anonymous5 December 2015 at 07:36

    Good but those stealing billions should also be jail.

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  52. Anonymous5 December 2015 at 07:44

    my uncle...

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  53. Anonymous5 December 2015 at 07:56

    Job well done pls collect the money from him it will help our economy

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  54. Unknown5 December 2015 at 09:33

    That sentence too small now,but all the same that will serve as lesson to others. TIMILEYIN BLESSING

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  55. linaluv5 December 2015 at 09:43

    Hmmm EFCC should better b fair, so many APC members are corrupt,theirs are evn rated in billions yet we haven't heard anything abt them being jailed

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  56. linaluv5 December 2015 at 09:46

    When they jail pple like Amachi, Bukola nd former minister of petroleum then I will applaud them

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  57. Unknown5 December 2015 at 10:39

    and they killed a poor man for stealing 14k, but this buhari's brother get's a jail term? smh,

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  58. Unknown5 December 2015 at 11:57

    ALL na wash? liars!

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  59. Anonymous5 December 2015 at 12:51

    He obviously didn't steal enough to buy his freedom. Those who stole billions are walking around free & negotiating their freedom.

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  60. Unknown5 December 2015 at 13:10

    You know most times, when things like this begin to happen in a place like Nigeria, you are ambivalent as to whether it is real or just a smokescreen to divert people's attention a bit and continue the real deal. I hope the Change mantra has actually begin to take it's right course although am sure this man could be just a scapegoat for the Oga at the top.

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