The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced Retired Air Vice Marshal, Tony Omenyi, to 7 years imprisonment.
Naija News reports that Omenyi stood trial before the court on a 3-count charge bordering on abuse of office and money laundering to the tune of N136.325.000.00 (one hundred and thirty-six million, three hundred and twenty-five thousand naira).
Omenyi was sentenced for money laundering charges over the sum of money he was said to have received from a contractor with the Nigerian Air Force.
The court presided over by Justice Nnamdi Dimgba Igwe of the Federal High Court in Abuja, ruled during the morning hours of Thursday, February 28.
A principal detective and witness of the EFCC, Hassan Saidu, informed the court that the investigation of the defendants was triggered by a letter from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA).
Saidu said the letter dated 9th December, 2015 alleged that the defendant was operating suspicious accounts. This hint according to Saidu led to the investigative action which exposed those associated with the offence.
In his words Saidu staid; “In January 2014 the contractors were paid the sum of over N202 million and they in turn paid the sum of N24.8 million to the defendant’s company.”
While in April 2014, the contractors were paid the sum of about N690 million, they transferred the sum of N61.5 million out of it to the defendant’s company, HUZEE Nigeria Limited.
On 18th November, 2014 the contractor paid the sum of N50 Million to Air Vice Marshal Omenyi’s company after receiving about N556 million from the Nigerian Air Force”.
source https://www.naijanews.com/2019/03/01/former-air-vice-marshal-tony-omenyi-bags-7-years-imprisonment/
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