Anti-corruption and elections / EFCC

N29.5m Fraud: Man Bags Five Years Jail Term

Justice K.A.Jose of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos has convicted and sentenced one Sheriff Olasheni Ajaga to five years imprisonment for N29.5m fraud. Ajaga’s journey to prison began after he was introduced to the complainant, Jimoh Oyesiji, by one Jimoh Aremu Oderinde, the first defendant in the case. The complainant was assured that the second defendant, Ajaga, would assist him secure the release of the 10,800 bags of rice that the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, seized from his warehouse. As a result, the convict provided a First Bank Plc account and requested the complain…