A staff of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Quadri Ismail Adeyinka, been convicted for committing travel passport fraud.
Adeyinka was arraigned by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, before the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Apo, Abuja.
The convict was arraigned before Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie on a four-count charges. These border on gratification, conferment of corrupt advantage and cheating. This is contrary to extant provisions of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act 2000 and the Penal Code Act.
Counsel to ICPC, Dr. Osuobeni Ekoi Akponimisingha, in the course of the trial, led evidence before the court. He narrated how Adeyinka defrauded one Ovie Justice Ojeffia under the pretence of regularizing the latter’s international passport.
He stated that Adeyinka, after receiving the sum of N100,000 from Ojeffia to regularize the said passport, reneged on their agreement.
The victim thereafter petitioned ICPC, which led to the investigation and arraignment of the convict before the court.
In his judgement, Justice Onwuegbuzie found Adeyinka guilty on all four counts. He, therefore, sentenced him to seven years each for counts 1 and 2, five years for count 4 and two years for count 3.
The sentences are to run concurrently.