Breaking: Court jails former Adamawa state governor

Former governor of Adamawa state Barrister Bala James Ngillari has been sentenced  to five years in jail without option of fine over corruption-related cases.

Ngilari has been sentenced to five years in jail

According to Leadership newspaper the court, presided over by Justice Nathan Musa, handed down the sentence on Monday, March 6.

According to Premium Times, Justice Musa found Ngilari guilty of four charges and discharged him on one, which bordered on conspiracy, in the 75-minute long ruling.

The judge also discharged and acquitted former secretary to the state government Ibrahim Andrew Waliya and the Commissioner of Finance Sanda Jonathan Lamurde, who were second and third defendants in the case.

Ngilari, who was charged on September 21, 2016, will however have the choice of picking which prison to serve his sentence in.

Recall that Ngillari was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and arraigned before the Adamawa state High Court on a 19-count charge case bordering on fraudulent award of contract worth over N167 million.