Ex-Perm Sec bags 12 years imprisonment for fraud, forfeits N160m
A former permanent secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Productivity, Dr. Clement Illoh, has been sentenced to four years imprisonment for non declaration of assets.
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos passed the judgment on Thursday.
Illoh who changed his “not guilty” plea to “guilty” received the term of imprisonment from Justice Babs Kuewunmi.
“I have given due attention to the allocutus of the defendant. However, the court will not fail to perform its duty in accordance with the provisions of the law. Consequently, the defendant is hereby sentenced to four years in each of the counts and same shall run concurrently from the 10th of October 2019,” Justice Kuewunmi held.
The judge also ordered that Iloh forfeit the sum of N97,300,613.44, $139,575.50 (about N58m) and £10,121.52 (about N4,453,000) respectively to the Federal Government of Nigeria.
Iloh who has earlier pleaded not guilty later pleaded guilty, having no hidden place.
He was however tried and sentenced to four years imprisonment on each of the three count charges.
