An Abuja High Court, on Monday, sentenced George Uboh to three years imprisonment or a fine of N4 million for conversion of the defunct Police Equipment Foundation property (PEF) to his own personal use.
Uboh, had last year petitioned the Senate accusing former EFCC Chairman Ibrahim Lamorde, of diverting N1 trillion that was allegedly recovered from corrupt officials.
According to a statement by EFCC’s spokesperson, Wilson Uwajeren, Uboh was brought before Justice S. E. Aladetoyinbo on a three-count charge of Criminal Breach of Trust involving the sale of PEF vehicles.
The charge against him had read: “That you, George Uboh, sometime in 2007 in Abuja, the judicial division of the high court of the Federal Capital Territory, being a servant in the employment of the Police Equipment Foundation, and in such capacity entrusted with certain property, to wit: six units of operational vehicles, did commit criminal breach of trust by selling one Toyota Hilux pick-up van through one Egbon Blessing, and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 314 of the penal code.”
“That you, George Uboh, sometime in 2007 in Abuja, the judicial division of the high court of the Federal Capital Territory, being a servant in the employment of the Police Equipment Foundation, and in such capacity entrusted with certain property, to wit: six units of operational vehicles, did commit criminal breach of trust by selling one Toyota Hilux pick-up vans to Muha Motors, and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 314 of the penal code.”
“That you, George Uboh, sometime in 2007 in Abuja, the judicial division of the high court of the Federal Capital Territory, being a servant in the employment of the Police Equipment Foundation, and in such capacity entrusted with certain property, to wit: six units of operational vehicles, did commit criminal breach of trust by selling two units of Toyota Hilux pick-up vans, and therefore committed an offence punishable under Section 314 of the penal code.”
Uboh had pleaded not guilty, and during the course of his trial, he claimed that ‘the former National Coordinator, PEF, Kenny Martins, gave him some PEF vehicles to offset the debt owned him by the Foundation.’
However, during cross-examination, he admitted that he did not have any evidence of transfer of ownership of the vehicles from PEF.
“I know the vehicles belong to PEF. But it was to offset the debt owed me. The Hilux pickup vans are four and not five,” Uboh said.
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