A Lagos high court in Ajah has sentenced Chukwudi Okonkwo
Goodness to 74 years imprisonment for stealing N360 million and issuing dud
cheques.
Goodness was arraigned in June 2016 on a 33-count charge
bordering on theft.
The charges were filed by the Lagos zonal directorate of the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The defendant was arrested for fraudulently converting and
stealing the sum from one Henry Nnadike.
“That you, Chukwudi Okonkwo Goodness, sometime between the
months of June and July, 2015 at Ikeja, within the jurisdiction of the
Honorable Court, fraudulently converted and stole the sum of N360, 000. 000.00
(Three Hundred and Sixty Million Naira), property of one Henry Nnadike and committed
an offence of stealing by conversion contrary to Sections 278 and 285 of the
Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011,” part of the charge sheet reads.
Goodness pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
During the trial, T.J. Banjo, the prosecution counsel,
called four witnesses and presented several pieces of evidence to prove his
case against the defendant.
Delivering judgment on Tuesday after nine years of trial,
Josephine Oyefeso, the judge, found Goodness guilty on 32 of 33 counts.
The judge sentenced him to seven years imprisonment on count
one of stealing.
He was sentenced to two years imprisonment, on each of
counts three to 32 for the issuance of dud cheques, without an option of fine.
The judge also sentenced him to seven years imprisonment on
count 33 without an option of fine.
He was, however, discharged and acquitted for possession of
fake documents.
The sentences are to run concurrently.
The judge ordered him to refund N215 million within 30 days
of the verdict and further held that he might be considered for a fine
thereafter.
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