A Federal High Court in Jos, Plateau State Capital has on Tuesday sentenced former Minister of Water Resources, Sarah Ochekpe to three months imprisonment. The presiding judge, Justice Musa Kurna also sentenced a former Deputy Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the State, Raymond Dabo, and Evangelist Leo-Sunday Jitung to three months imprisonment.
Ochekpe, who served as Minister under former President Goodluck Johnathan has been standing trial alongside Dabo and Jitung since 2018 on charges bordering conspiracy and money laundering of about N450 million by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
However, the sentence has an option of a fine of N1 million.
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