A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt with Justice A. T. Mohammed presiding over it, on Friday, convicted and sentenced George Turnah, a former Special Assistant to the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Mr Dan Abia, to four years’ imprisonment.
Turnah, who was prosecuted by the Port Harcourt’s Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission was charged on four count of crimes which are obtaining money by false pretences, money laundering and abuse of office, and failure to disclose his assets, was jailed for his failure to make full disclosure of his assets to the anti-graft agency.
This was contained in a statement signed by the EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, and made available to journalists in Port Harcourt on Friday.
