Saturday, May 18, 2024 - A mother of five, Ramat Mba, has been sentenced to one-year imprisonment by a Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Gwagwalada, Abuja, for her involvement in an employment scam.
Ramat who was also found guilty of forging
the signature of the late Abba Kyari, the Chief of Staff to the former
President, Muhammadu Buhari, was arraigned before the court by the Independent
Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission on a 5-count bordering
on cheating, fraud and forgery, contrary to Section 13 of the Corrupt Practices
and Other Related Offences Act 2000 and Sections 320(b), 366 of the Penal Code
Cap 89 laws of Northern Nigeria.
However, the late CoS, in a written
correspondence that was also tendered in court as an exhibit, distanced himself
or his office from authorising the letter.
Commenting on the sentencing, spokesperson
for the ICPC, Demola Bakare said;
“The trial judge, Justice Muhammad, in his
judgment on May 9, 2024, convicted the mother of five children on counts 1, 2,
3 and 5 that border on cheating and forgery, while she was discharged on count
4 which borders on felony.
“Justice Muhammad, during the sentencing on
Thursday, pronounced a six-month jail term or N100,000 option of fine on counts
1, 2 and 3 on the convict.
“The presiding judge, who stressed the
status of the convict as a first-time offender and a mother, also sentenced her
to one-year imprisonment or N150,000 option on fine on count 5 which
borders on forgery.”
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