Find the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission ICPC press release below...
Okechukwu Chukwulozie, a former Commissioner of the National
Insurance Commission (NAICOM) yesterday began his journey to Kuje Prison
in Abuja to serve 15 years over N10.4 million fraud.
He was convicted last Wednesday at an Abuja High Court on 5 counts
charge for using private interest to furnish his official residence and
demanding for a percentage in a contract he awarded. Continue...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences
Commission(ICPC),in 2007 jointly charged Chukwulozie, his wife, Angela;
and a former Deputy Commissioner in charge of Finance and
Administration, Adedolapo Ogungbe to court the N10.4 million fraud
without option of fine.
It was yesterday that Chief Chukwulozie began his journey to Kuje
prison from ICPC detention cell as it was late yesterday to convey him
to Kuje after securing his conviction papers.
Delivering judgment, Justice Mudashiru Oniyangi, said that the court
sentenced Chukwulozie to three years on each of the five counts he is
convicted for and it will run concurrently.
Oniyangi, held that the ICPC had proved all the ingredients of Section 19 of the the ICPC Act against him.
“The ICPC has proved beyond reasonable doubt that a commissioner of
NICON, Chukwulozie, demanded fifty per cent of fees paid to liquidators
of Gateway Insurance Plc.
“Beyond reasonable doubt is the standard of evidence required to
validate a criminal conviction. Generally the prosecution bears the
burden of proof and is required to prove their case.
“The prosecution has presented to court evidence to support its charges against the convict.
“In this case, they have done so. The court hereby sentences you to
three years each on each of the five counts level against you, which
will run concurrently.
However, Justice Oniyangi held that the ICPC had failed to prove its
case against the second (Angela) and third accused (Ogungbe) persons.
“The court discharges the second and third accused persons charged with aiding and abetting the crime.
justice is served...
ReplyDeleteWhts ten million, and ibori got how many?
DeleteStupid judgement. Bode got only 2yrs
DeleteCan u imagine.
DeleteSmdh... And Stella is walking free! by this sentence, Stella shud get life imprisonment then! What I find most interesting is the fact that Jonathan has not at any point directly acknowledged or talked about it. The most he did was set up a stupid panel & he hasn't said anything of it since they submitted their findings/report or did he & I didn't hear? You'd almost think he didn't hear of the daylight robbery cos that's wot it is. Its so intriguing how they call us fools to our faces & we give em a standing ovation for it. Btw what has that Judas called Abati said bout it???
Deletehow much is 10 million... men like Obasanjo and Atiku have stolen much more. He probably didn't have enough power/clout. Pele... na the small thieves, them go dey catch.
ReplyDelete10 million naira u get 15years..20billion naira u get 5 days..foolish country..
ReplyDeletethat is eeh,what a useless + usefull country to some.
DeleteFoolish country indeed, dnt knw ICPC still exist. Heheh
DeleteHmmmm....oda thieves dat stole worst than him r riding fancy cars and sending their children to expensive schools here in UK, d likes of babangida, Tinubu....d oda day ma Idiot colleague was boosting abt hw her dad alwaz steal money....a custom officer....lawless country....yes I said it....u can insult me if u want....bt knw dey r bigger fishes to fry dan dis mere worm....
DeleteU are so on point
Delete15 years in jail over 10.4 million that's crazy! Didn't jonathan himself squander naija's money? Nonsense! As per getting percentage from contracts he gives practically all bosses do that in nigeria!
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@ anon 4:15 ;You just said my mind.Gloria Ibru squandered over 25 billion that belonged to investors,she got 6 months jail term.Which she spent on top of her sickbed.Tafa Balogun stole 17 billion,and he got a 6 months jail term.I guess it is different jail term for different people in Nigeria N:B: These illustrations that I gave does not mean that I support corrupt practices in government.
DeleteGloria Ibru the musician? When did she steal? Olodo Mighty Igor
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ReplyDeleteSorry, you are made the scapegoat. Please everyone here at Linda Ikeji, if you want to steal in Naija now, don't steal millions, nah billion oo, so that you can hire as many SANS as possible. I love you all
ReplyDeleteGood job ICPC. Arrest other govt criminals
ReplyDeleteTribalism has gotten this dude 15 years.
ReplyDeleteGood for him....I jes hope dey wunt release him after 6months coz dis country wey we dey so na God go save us.
ReplyDeletewhat about stella oduah of 255 million,pension thief of 27 billion,that short thief that took bribe from otedola and so on, the peadophile that just married a 13 yr old bride etc…15 years 4 10million!. it is well
ReplyDeleteI smell a rat.
ReplyDeletehmmm...nawa oooo
ReplyDeleteWell na PRIVILEGE prison him de go with AC, GENERATOR, FAN, PHONE etc... Enjoy Your Stay Sir..
ReplyDeleteI Rep IT JAKES YOU ( A Book Of Inspiration By Linda Ikeji)
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Nigeria! Eyaaa see d man's face
ReplyDeletechai this one don turn escape goat
ReplyDeleteWhich way d goat take escape catch am!!lol oyibo. Bu agbara!!...
DeleteHeheheheeee..... Escape goat. Joke of the century. LWKMFHO
Deleteserves him right THAT AKWA IBOM BOY
ReplyDeleteNigeria judiciary system is a laughable and pitiable one! Confused people!
ReplyDeleteThe scape goat and decoy to shield the real monster. 10 million is wardrobe change to the folks in Aso Rock. Trust me
ReplyDeleteThe less you steal, the longer/more severe punishment. Sad, but very true.
ReplyDeleteThis is sooo unfair.
ReplyDeleteSince the jail term is running concurrently, he is going to spend just 3years.wit good behaviour, he might come out earlier Dan dat.
DeleteIf yu go against the law, yu face the penalty......
ReplyDeleteWe also want such news 4 those stealing billions.
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ReplyDeleteSo many corrupt agencies in my counrty ICPC, EFCC, OPC (Osusu Political Party) and so on and so forth.
Good for him I like to dey hear dis kinda news
ReplyDeleteNigeria is just a crazy place, 15 yrs for 10million, hypocrites
ReplyDeleteDon't mind them I wonder who de are deceiving. Stupid and useless law makers. 15yrs for 10.4mil? Rbbish
DeleteIndeed a foolish country, because he is not part of the cabal
ReplyDeleteI wish our goverment are also arrested...... I just wish... But on the other hand, they are the one's co-ordinating the arrest..... Nansance.....
ReplyDeleteThis is the 1st time I will hear of a high ranking officer in 9ja going to prison for fraud, this is the kind of Nigeria I want to see people should pay for their crime, especially public office holder, it will help keep our politicians on their toes
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A foolish and Nonsense Country Indeed
ReplyDeleteA foolish and Nonsense Country Indeed
ReplyDeletewalahi ICPC dey mad o, y didn't dey give him an option for fine. bankole that stole wetin dem do am? ETEH speaker woman wen stole wetin dem do am? stella minister of aviation that stole what did they do to her? the whole subsidy thiefs we are yet to know what happen to them cos of high ranking politician involvement in d stealing? Una dey craze oo. this man can pay back the money but una jail am. foolish government.mtcheeeew
ReplyDeleteDoes it make sense? Wrong move in the right direction. What of others of others in the same categories? And those that have committed worst financial crimes and are still walking free? Let all cases be handled in the same manner and not singling some one out because of personal interest. . you receive your punishment in accordance to the gravity of your offence. And I tell you....corruption will run as gays are running now.
ReplyDeletelinda for me oh, i don't blive any of these at all. 15yrs? naaa! dis is nig na, am sure dey ll do keep him sumwhr were pple cnt see him,or even fly him out of the country and lie to us that he's in prison.
ReplyDeleteNawa for dis country just 15 years for 10millon, 50million will be one week,
ReplyDeleteU mean 15years for 10million naira...??? Smh what a country!
ReplyDeleteGood job..i wish u pple wil also fish out most of our politicians dat loots more dan dat amount so dat naija wil b a beta place
ReplyDeleteLaughing at these photos, the man was walking like an actor, like "Don't worry I am going to escape soon"..
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile it's a shame, that the same company would be owing staffs some months salaries and the boss would be like "You know money is not coming in lately"..
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Just 10m, d ones stealin billions una neva do dem anytin. Stupid pple. I hate dat jona, passin stupid bill dat will not put food on a poor man table.
ReplyDeleteJust 10m, d ones stealin billions una neva do dem anytin. Stupid pple. I hate dat jona, passin stupid bill dat will not put food on a poor man table.
ReplyDeleteThis man is not guilty of what he has been accused of. This is the problem with Nigeria. They few who stand against them are punished ad framed.
ReplyDeleteHe got dis huge sentence bcos he has lost all his connections ......... Ask d don of arm robbery (bode george, stella oduah,and host of others ) who steal and never convicted. Serves him right ole buruku. Munique
ReplyDeleteErrr,...
ReplyDelete*confused*
There are worse people walking freely like they own d world. He was probablyunfortunte not to pay his tithe to the government. Wjenthe real thieves are apprehended,I will call it laudble.
*not interested*
Aibekay
Where are they cuffs and shackles? What if he runs? There are quite a few Nigerian politicians that should be bunk mates with him in cell.
ReplyDeleteStella Oduah, your turn is a few pages away...
ReplyDeleteThis is insane, this country is just a piece of shit, someone stole 10.4m and gets 15yrs in jail, what happen to stella oduah that mismanage 255m? What happen to those that stole our billions everyday? What happen to thieves in government like our president GEJ? In as much as I think punishing a corrupt or fraudulent person is a plus to our development but unfair and bias judgement is a sin to God, if someone that stole 10.4m can have 15yrs then anyone that stole in billion should be killed by dogs. *ThatFunctionGuy*
ReplyDeleteThis is insane, this country is just a piece of shit, someone stole 10.4m and gets 15yrs in jail, what happen to stella oduah that mismanage 255m? What happen to those that stole our billions everyday? What happen to thieves in government like our president GEJ? In as much as I think punishing a corrupt or fraudulent person is a plus to our development but unfair and bias judgement is a sin to God, if someone that stole 10.4m can have 15yrs then anyone that stole in billion should be killed by dogs. *ThatFunctionGuy*
ReplyDeleteWhen we used to dance ikwajiji as kids, there is a line that sang, ima na akpowa akuko ego n ala igbo, umu ogbonye alawa! How true i have found thoes words to be. Dis na scape goat, there is no justice in naija but God dey!
ReplyDeleteThis should also spread to the bigger thieves...
ReplyDeletePeople that have bein stealing Billions,,nko?,2yrs, God help Nigeria.
ReplyDeleteLinda since its concurrently, its 3 yrs not 15yrs. Assuming it was said 3yrs consecutively, that's when its 15yrs for d 5 counts.
ReplyDelete5 years, not 15 years. Each 5 year term is to run concurrently.
ReplyDelete15yrs for 10million plus...ah-ah,the punishment is not commensurate with the crime naa. thats a paltry sum compared to what politicias loot everyday. Its not even up to what they dash their girlfriends. pls the court shld revisit and tamper justice with mercy.The man is not that young any more. let him not die in prison
ReplyDeleteHE'S JUST A SCAPEGOAT!!! WHAT HAPPENED TO THESE WHO STOLE 15 BILLIONS??? AND STILL RUNS THE GOVERNMENT. NEXT TIME MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A GOD FATHER IN THE GOVERNMENT. THIS TYPE SHIT WILL NOT REPEEAT ITSELF...
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ReplyDeleteDear Blogger the only thing I am going to be detailing here is the misinterpretation of the jail term and the rest is for history is to be made. the sentence goes as follows "three years for five counts running concurrently" and so I am going to be speaking in my capacity as a legal personnel. it is not 15 years concurrently ,it is three years concurrently. so please papers, bloggers, commenters take note.
15yrs for 10million plus..ah-ah! is too much naa..the punishment is not commensurate with the crime.What is this amount compared to the billions looted everyday by our politicians?? is it even up to what they dash their girlfriends? judge make u fear God..ooo. This man is not young any more and u want him to spend 15yrs in jail. u might as well kill him already cos i dont think he will make it.the day this corrupt politians will also start getn this kind of hefty judgements cos of billions they loot that is wen i will respect our justice system,but for now..i rest my case!
ReplyDeleteLinda, na 10 million, abi billion? Aah na wa o
ReplyDeleteDz country z moving forward afterall !!!
ReplyDeletePls wt happened to farouk and otedolas csse?
ReplyDeleteI hope he actualy remains dia 4 15 yrs, his facial expression luks lyk dnt wory wil b out in few hours
ReplyDeleteDats so unfair....nawa o,not lyk d man wld ve earned dat amount in 15yrs tym..Evil pple.God wil judge all of....
ReplyDeleteWe need to wake up in this country Becos only does without backup get long hail time wat a shame
ReplyDeletehey Y'all the sentence runs concurrently, that mean he gets to spend 3 years in prison and he is home and dry afterwards.
ReplyDeleteGoing to the substance of how soo corrupt and how soo wicked the hearts of men are can only be quantified by God.
ReplyDeleteI see a mandela in this one cause he is my hero.
Eeeeeeyaaaah!!!! He stepped on toes and fell out of favor. Naija sef
ReplyDeletewhat a bias country! some embezzle billions of naira and they dont spend up to 6months in custody. He has to be purnished though, but 15yrs ....hmm
ReplyDeleteHmmm,seems D̶̲̥̅̊ε̲̣̣̣̥γ̲̣̣̥ r covering up something bigger than we r made to see!*seriously 10million****
ReplyDeleteIcpc posin like its dier first biggest achievement so far!....paparrazzi tinz
ReplyDeleteMy advice is! He shuld jst plant bomb in his bdy and bomb de chief judge n ICPC ppl. Reason, he can't com out from the prison wit his life @ hand, or looking young. Nawaoooo! This country. How I wished! That I'm from MALI.
ReplyDeleteI hope he will learn his lessons while in jail
ReplyDeleteSNOWYTE SAY S̶̲̥̅Æ ̴̴̴̴̴̴͡
Something is not right here,he's just a scape goat...well planned to remove him from his seat..u pple should free that old innocent man...he's been framed...
ReplyDeleteMadam Linda, if they said the 3 years for each charge will run concurrently, then he will be there for only 3 years. Please confirm and edit your story.
ReplyDeleteHe is one small fish in a sea of sharks! We need government to set an example with someone big.
ReplyDeleteSome idiot re just confused 4 life, 1 criminal has bin convicted, nd they re victimizing him. A criminal is a criminal irrespective of wat he stole.. Very soon dis country wuld convict the bigger criminal if only we can b patient wit dis government. And u linda, it seems u're pro APC malam rufai was invited 4 questioning nd u made it luk like his arrest was just him being victimised, how wuld a man, a reputable man in politics be making statements lyk dis el Rufai said : “The next election is likely to be violent and many people are likely going to die (in the process). And the only alternative left to get power is to take it by force; this is the reality on ground. And u expect it 2 b ignored. Linda whose side re u on, a peaceful nigeria or not???
ReplyDeleteFor this naija? Is like the man nor get connections,what of all these governors n ministers n senators nko?
ReplyDeleteWho were this poor man's lawyers?
ReplyDeleteLet them proceed on appeal please!!!
Ex governor of Bayelsa.. Alamieyeseigha stole N256 billion... he was granted state pardon... cecilia ibru... many more billions.. got 6 months.. tafa balogun..6 months...bode george..2 years, peter odili, bola tinubu, Suvillan chime, head of NPA, atiku, obasanjo, GEJ etc.. all free men
ReplyDeleteThe more money u steal, the higher your chances of getting away with it..
Too depressing. .
that is not enough money to go to prison for so long for
ReplyDeleteFraud is bad Yes. But, those who stole billions and trillions what happens to them hen? This guy is not in the good books at all...
ReplyDeleteChei! He forgot the slogan in Nigeria "when you steal small they mess you up" yet some craze asre people are still walking in the streets on Nigeria after looting huge amount of government and private money.. SMH
ReplyDeleteIt is well o! I dnt even knw wot to say cos other bloggers have said it all! God help our country in Jesus name, amen! Toyin Kakulu speaks
ReplyDeleteeven if its 10m. let him go and chillout small for prison... we just hope the big thieves too can get double. safe journey and have a nice trip to prison
ReplyDeleteEyyyahh jst 10mill dis man should at least be realesed on bail atleast even his family can contribute the bail bt 15 yrs is harsh compared 2 the billions our "leaders" loot daily.
ReplyDeletewhether he is a scapegoat or not...truth is that he STOLE money and is paying for it...na small small..
ReplyDeleteDear Linda, I feel sorry for those people on this blog that are condemning him. Like one of the respondents said "STEAL 10 MILLION YOU GET FIFTEEN YEARS, STEAL 10 BILLION, YOU GET FIVE DAYS". Is this what you call justice? Wake up smell the coffee, if you wan thief, thief big and amount of evidence can hold you when money is talking.
ReplyDeleteI feel so sorry for this man...they just used him as a scape goat...just 15m naira and his serving 15 years jail term? How about our politicians who steal billions? The heart of men is so wicked...I pray he gets the help he needs because this is not justice :(
ReplyDeletePRETTY GIRL
Chioma and China chokwulozie is this or father?
ReplyDeleteWhoever u r,u lack common sense..Y dont u call nd ask them..Fool
DeleteI'm a lawyer and I know for sure 15 years is unreasonable. It's not even an 8 years crime. SMH may God help our judges and the country, I'm just tired. First gay now this
ReplyDelete@Proflinks, Shut up please! You are the clueless idiot....until the big criminals are convicted in this country, this is pure injustice. ..now take a seat@ the last row mo'fo
ReplyDeletePRETTY GIRL
@Proflinks, Shut up please! You are the clueless idiot....until the big criminals are convicted in this country, this is pure injustice. ..now take a seat@ the last row mo'fo
ReplyDeletePRETTY GIRL
What bout our politiffcians that steal more than that?!?seems thr guy wanna eat alone....xoxo flynnrules
ReplyDeleteEven gay people get only 14 years
ReplyDeleteNa wa dis country na be say him be scape goat or the judge no like him face . Fine man wey wan follow chop him share , chai maybe him no dey loyal
ReplyDelete10 million naira u get 15years..20billion naira u get 5 days.. Useless country sha
WORK! man dey go in house joor.he dey go prison?witout handcuffs?
ReplyDeleteBloggers and sensational news sha- try to inform ur readers!!
ReplyDelete"Three years each on each of the five counts to run concurrently"- This simply means 3 prison years. Since one prison year is 7 months, this means he'll only spend 21 months in prison. That's actually 1 year 9 months for N10.4 million fraud.
Why won't they wanna sentence him to life,is he not Igbo?....We dey see Una...dunno wat Igbo ppl did to deserve all we've been getting....leave us,lets stay on our own,Una refuse come they persecute us...Biafra
ReplyDeleteThank God Bailey (ex-commissioner) has been vindicated.
ReplyDeleteTHESE ARE NOT THE REAL THIEVES! THESE ARE NOT THE REAL THIEVES! GOOODDDDDDDDD! PLEASE HELP US! IS THIS JUSTICE?
ReplyDelete15yrs is too harsh for 10 million naira when people are stealing billions and walking free in this country. He is a scape goat and has no clout or godfather. He should serve his punishment, but I want the big thieves to serve theirs too.
ReplyDeletewhat is 10 million?
ReplyDeleteSo we they give death penalty for people stealing billions? These our niger justice na die!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat happened to the judiciary system in these our naija, when unknown pple steal 10million,they are jailed for 15yrs,known faces steal billions they are acquited for lack of prove. Anyway we dey watch
ReplyDeleteSo we they give death penalty for people stealing billions? These our niger justice na die!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeletewhat kind of a country is this. A country where no one wants to tell ourselves the truth. Scape goat is what you call him but it could be you as the next scape goat. Lets imagine if he was going to actually take the money....he was the commissioner for insurance ,he was under the recapitalization procedures ,is it 10 million (which is not even the correct figure) only what he saw to put in his pocket?. Government feigns an individual and calls it bringing him to justice. for this I know this is jungle justice, man inhuman treatment to man. I thank God for my fellow Nigerians on this blog who know and who we all know have taken much more than this and nothing absolutely nothing was done bt when you become a transparent worker you become the bad egg. This is a biased country and why so many of our diasporas are not willing to return. we have to take the bull by the horn ourselves and come to terms that the voice of the people is the voice of God. Haba 10million not 100 million or 255 billion for 15 years. where do we want to go from here.
ReplyDeletePoor Guy... He must have been chopping alone.. Thats the reason justice was served.... If he had been giving the powers that be their Cut... they would have saved him........
ReplyDeleteSo why is Bankole a free man? WHy is Stella Oduah posing all over the place? And all the other glorified thieves in big offices???
Nigeria is just a big joke.....
Olodo country,10million 15yrs..stella,Ibru,bode george and all d iron criminals walked away free..olodo chief judge dem don bribe u to sentence d man mumu pipo..
ReplyDeleteHis case is a normal tin we hv knwn 9ja wit. Aw cum his own is different? 15yrs 4 Chicken 10.4m? Dis is crazy! Abeg abeg abeg,dey shld let de dude be jare! Rubbish
ReplyDeleteBitterest will be the souls who conspired to come about this nauseous and heinous judgment and call it justice. if the Judge in his judgment stated that the ICPC did not prove their case beyond reasonable doubt on the offences committed by the other accused persons, on what other such evidence was tendered to convict the 1st.... as their counts were correlated....This is just the work of those wicked, pedophile souls sitting in arms of Government and believing that every one should be as unjust and corrupt as them. This is not just about the victim now, its about our future generation. what do we want to preach to them, in which hands do we want to leave them. Nigeria is a biased country where nothing but corruption works. so help us God.
ReplyDelete...for N10.4m??? Why you no steal billions nah??? You for don call me make i advise you.. You see your life??? 15years just for N10.4m.. Poor man,,,you don turn scapegoat!
ReplyDeleteConcurrent means to occur at the same time. He will only be serving 3 years. Too sad though !
ReplyDeletewhere a Government worker is not part of the cabal and decides to use the procedures the legislations lays down for the supposed them and the masses he becomes the bad egg... when you do not have your way to pay into the cabal ,camp you are victimized. Justice Muktar I employ you to take up this matter and investigate upon it cos if we sweep this under the carpet, we will be setting the wrong signals in the judiciary.
ReplyDeleteAnd yet ICPC is the most corrupt!
ReplyDeleteWhat is that? has the house of assembly guy of subsidy who accepted and hid money in his cap been sentenced. Millions of ministers and governors including president and his wife are making away with trillions. Pls stop already.Pit the old make he doesn't have a godfather.
ReplyDeleteHe got greedy so they threw him under the bus.
ReplyDeleteHow can you ask for 50% as bribe? So, then, what is left for the people working?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but if he's serving 5 3 yr sentences concurrently, doesn't it mean that he'd only be serving 3 years total.
Na only him una see?
ReplyDeletejust N10.4m!!! why dis pple they fall my hand , wht happened to those with our fuel subsidy ? niger sha ......
ReplyDeleteHmmm. this is serious
ReplyDelete1 YEar 9 months for 10M fraud, but 5 years for hurling insults at each other on the internet?
ReplyDeleteNigerian Govt, I'm getting you.