Former acting Accountant-General of the Federation, Anamekwe Nwabuoku, has been sentenced to 72 years imprisonment by federal high court in Abuja, for money laundering.
Presiding judge, James Omotosho, while delivering verdict on Monday, held that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had proved its case against Nwabuoku.
The New Daily Prime reported in January that the EFCC charged Nwabuoku with laundering.
The EFCC took Nwabuoku and Felix Nweke, a former deputy director at the Ministry of Defence, to a Federal High Court in Abuja in July 2024.
The case took a turn in October 2024 when both men asked for a plea bargain – where they would admit guilt in exchange for a lighter sentence. They also requested more time to return the money they allegedly took.
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