Anti-corruption and elections / EFCC
Court Jails Kerosene Dealer Two Years For Oil Theft
A Federal High Court sitting in Port -Harcourt, Rivers State, has sentenced a Port Harcourt Kerosene dealer to two years imprisonment for dealing in illegal oil bunkering. The suspect, Mohammed Mustapha pleaded guilty to one-count charge bordering on illegal dealing in petroleum product (kerosene). Justice Liman Abubakar convicted and sentenced him to two years imprisonment with an option of fine of Two Thousand Naira (N2, 000.00) as stipulated by section 4(6) of the Petroleum Act 2004. The 600 litres of kerosene illegally refined was forfeited to the Federal Government while the vehicle used
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