A Federal High Court in Calabar presided over by Justice S.A Amobeda has convicted four illegal Oil dealers to different terms in prison, after they were charged by the Uyo Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commision (EFCC) for illegal dealing in petroleum products.
The Court aside from sentencing the four illegal Oil dealers, Justice Amobeda also convicted and sentenced two internet fraudsters (Yahoo boys), namely: Dugbo Kenny and Uchunor Awele Anthony to six months imprisonment with N50,000 (Fifty Thousand Naira) option of fine of each. They equally forfeited all the instruments used in the commission of the crime to the federal government.
The sentenced handed over to the illegal Oild dealers whose name were given as Afa Emmanuel, Justice Ebanga, Effiong Gilbert and Sakwe Felix was six months imprisonment each, with N100, 000 (One Hundred Thousand Naira) option of fine each and also suffered a final forfeiture to the federal government of a total of 105 drums, containing Premium Motor Spirit [petrol] they were arrested with as well as the wooden boat they used in the illegal activity.
The illegal Oil dealers were arrested on April 28, 2019 by the Nigerian Navy Ship NNS Victory Calabar on board a wooden boat loaded with 105 drums of Premium Motor Spirit, and were subsequently handed over to the EFCC on May 7, 2019 for further investigation and prosecution.