Nwabuoku was founded guilty and sentenced to 72 years’ jail time by Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja on March 23, 2026, after being condemned on 9 counts of cash laundering including 868,465,000.
Information of the supposed plan, consisting of the identities of the 3 appellate justices and the nature of their supposed participation, have yet to be identified
Justice Omotosho, in his judgment, held that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had actually shown all 9 charges versus Nwabuoku beyond affordable doubt.
The court sentenced him to 8 years’ jail time on each count, totaling up to 72 years.
The sentences were purchased to run simultaneously, suggesting he would serve an efficient jail term of 8 years, without a choice of a fine.
The trial judge explained Nwabuoku’s diversion of funds allocated for security and defence as “terrible,” especially offered his previous position as Director of Finance and Accounts at the Federal Ministry of Defence.
The court likewise observed that proof provided by the prosecution developed that Nwabuoku willingly reimbursed more than 200 million throughout the EFCC examination, a reality the defence did not conflict.
According to the prosecution, the offenses were devoted in between 2019 and 2021 while Nwabuoku served at the Ministry of Defence.
Nwabuoku was at first arraigned on January 15, 2025, on 9 modified counts of cash laundering and was approved bail in the amount of 500 million with 2 sureties.
His conviction represented a substantial triumph for the anti-corruption company in its prosecution of senior public authorities implicated of diverting public resources.
The declared relocate to protect his release now raises major concerns needing immediate explanation from the judiciary, especially concerning the stability of the appellate procedure and whether any incorrect disturbance has actually taken place.
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