45-year-old man, Gbenga Lawal, sentenced to 14 years imprisonment for stealing N51million

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A 45-year-old man, Gbenga Lawal, has been sentenced to 14 years imprisonment by an Oredo Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Benin City for stealing the sum of N51,168,230, belonging to Lukas Corporate Business Nigeria Limited, his former employers. According to The Nation, Gbenga, who was a manager in the company stole from the company between 2008 and 2010.

The presiding Magistrate, Frank Idiake, found Gbenga Lawal guilty on count two and seven out of the seven count charge and acquitted him on five other charges bothering on stealing 3,484 cartons of medium stout beer valued at N11, 877, 807m.

He was sentenced to seven years imprisonment with hard labor each on count two and seven. The presiding Chief Magistrate held that the sentence was without option of fine and that the sentence should run concurrently.

Source: LIB

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