Former local government chairman jailed six years for stealing N22 million

An Osun State High Court on Monday in Ede sentenced a former
local government chairman, Rufus Wole-Ojo, to six years
imprisonment for stealing and using his position for personal
gratification.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, had on May
28, 2013 arraigned Mr. Ojo before the court on a three-count charge
bordering on stealing, using his position for personal
gratification and money laundering.

One of the charges against the convict reads: “You, Chief Rufus
Woleola Ojo (Carrying on Business under the name and style of
Rulekal Ventures) and others at large sometimes in December 2006 at
Orolu Local Government Area within the jurisdiction of this
Honourable Court, with intent to defraud fraudulently converted to
your own use the sum of N22,058,021.30k (Twenty Two Million, Fifty
Eight Thousand and Twenty One Naira, Thirty Kobo), property of
Orolu Local Government Area of Osun State entrusted to you whilst
you were its Executive Chairman.”

The court found the former local government boss guilty of two
of the charges and sentenced him to three years for each of the
charges. The sentence will run concurrently; implying he will only
spend two years in jail

Justice David Oladimeji discharged the convict of the charge of
money laundering.

An Osun State High Court on Monday in Ede sentenced a former
local government chairman, Rufus Wole-Ojo, to six years
imprisonment for stealing and using his position for personal
gratification.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, had on May
28, 2013 arraigned Mr. Ojo before the court on a three-count charge
bordering on stealing, using his position for personal
gratification and money laundering.

One of the charges against the convict reads: “You, Chief Rufus
Woleola Ojo (Carrying on Business under the name and style of
Rulekal Ventures) and others at large sometimes in December 2006 at
Orolu Local Government Area within the jurisdiction of this
Honourable Court, with intent to defraud fraudulently converted to
your own use the sum of N22,058,021.30k (Twenty Two Million, Fifty
Eight Thousand and Twenty One Naira, Thirty Kobo), property of
Orolu Local Government Area of Osun State entrusted to you whilst
you were its Executive Chairman.”

The court found the former local government boss guilty of two
of the charges and sentenced him to three years for each of the
charges. The sentence will run concurrently; implying he will only
spend two years in jail

Justice David Oladimeji discharged the convict of the charge of
money laundering.