Court
A former Chairman of the Benue State Universal Basic Education
Board, Anum Iho, has been sentenced to 12 years imprisonment by a high
court in the state for embezzling N91.5 million meant for the training
of teachers in the state.
Iho alongside one Donald Anageende, a former staff of the
parastatal who served during his tenure, were dragged before the court
by the ICPC, for misappropriation of funds and collection of bribe.
Anageende was also sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment.
Presiding over the case, the Chief Judge of Benue State, Justice
Adam Onum, said the evidence provided by the prosecution counsel, proved
beyond doubt that the accused persons embezzled funds while in office.
The prosecution team told the court hold the duo embezzled the sum
of N91.5m meant for the training of teachers in the state and also
collected bribe of N14.9m from a contractor, Brown Sugar Global
Resources Limited, while in office.
Delivering judgement, Justice Onum said the sentence was without an option of fine.