December 10, 2014 – Justice F. O Ohwo of Delta State High Court, Warri this morning sentenced Pastor Glory Okeoghene Abrefera and Reverend Vincent Okpogu to seven (7) years imprisonment each for stealing depositors’ funds amounting to N32 million.
Clergymen Jailed for Defrauding Church Members
According to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC), two clergymen were arrested after deceiving unsuspecting members of the public into investing in Mustard Seed Micro Investment Limited, a wonder bank, and defrauded them of their hard-earned money.
While delivering judgment, Justice Ohwo convicted the accused persons on all of the nine count charges preferred against them by the EFCC and consequently sentenced them to seven years imprisonment on each count. The sentence is to run concurrently.
They are to spend their jail terms at Okere Prisons in Warri, Delta State, after completing the ten years sentence they are currently serving for illegal banking.
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Abrefera and Okpogu were on January 7, 2013, convicted and sentenced to ten (10) years imprisonment by Justice I. N. Buba of the Federal High Court Asaba, on a 4-count charge, for operating a wonder bank called Mustard Seed Micro Investment Limited.
According to the prosecutor, Mr. G. K. Latona, “the convicts are still answering to other charges at Otor-Udu High Court for related offences.
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