The federal High Court sitting in Ilorin,the Kwara star capital presided over by Justice Abimbola Awogboro has sentenced three persons to various jail terms, having found them guilty of being in possession of fake Naira notes.
The convicts includeded Olaitan Dina, a 46-year-old aluminium fabricator from Maraba in Ilorin,Opeyemi Jeremiah, a bakery worker from Oke-Ero Local Government Area of Kwara State and Adebayo Mayowa Abiola from Osi, Ekiti State.
In the judgment, Justice Awogboro held that the prosecution had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt.
The court held that the issue of Naira counterfeiting is a serious crime against the law and the society.
Justice Awogboro consequently sentenced Dina to 18 months imprisonment, while Jeremiah and Abiola each received 15 months imprisonment. All sentences are to run concurrently without an option of fine.
The court also ordered that all counterfeit notes recovered from the convicts be forfeited to the Federal Government of Nigeria.
ALI MUHAMMAD RABIU
