Justice
F. O. Ohwo of the Delta State High Court, Warri, on Wednesday convicted and
sentenced Pastor Glory Okeoghene Abrefera and Reverend Vincent Okpogu to seven
years imprisonment each for stealing depositors’ funds amounting to N32
million.
The
Head of Media and Publicity of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
(EFCC), Wilson Uwujaren said: “The two clergymen were nabbed after
deceiving unsuspecting members of the public into investing in Mustard Seed
Micro Investment Limited, a wonder bank, and defrauded them of their
hard-earned money.”
While
delivering judgment today, Justice Ohwo convicted the accused persons on all of
the nine-count charge preferred against them by the EFCC.
They
were sentenced to seven years imprisonment on each count. The sentence is to
run concurrently.
According
to the judge, the convicts would serve the seven-year term at Okere Prisons in
Warri, Delta State, after completing the 10 years sentence they are currently
serving for illegal banking.
Abrefera
and Okpogu were on January 7, 2013, convicted and sentenced to 10 years
imprisonment by Justice I. N. Buba of the Federal High Court in Asaba on a
four-count charge, for operating a wonder bank called Mustard Seed Micro
Investment Limited.
According
to the prosecutor, Mr. G. K. Latona, the convicts are still answering to other
charges at Otor-Udu High Court for related offences.
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