Following the conviction and sentencing of a former head in the Police Pension Board, Yakubu Yusuf, by an Abuja High Court to two years in prison with an option of fine to the tune of N750, 000, radical activist and former member of the House of Representative, Mr. Dino Melaye, is calling on all human rights activists, students, union leaders and citizens who abhor corruption and are fighting the malignant cancer in the society to join him tomorrow (Wednesday) in Abuja to protest the judgment which many have described as being very shameful and a slap on the wrist.
“Please join us tomorrow as we protest the satanic judgement by Justice Abubakar Talba on the fraud in the pension scam. We will all put on black. It's 11am tomorrow (Wednesday) at the ministry of justice. We must rescue our country. Enough is Enough. If we keep quiet more miscarriages of justice will happen. God bless Nigeria,” he said.
John Yakubu Yusuf, a former assistant director in the federal civil service, was tried on a 20-count charge alongside Atiku Abubakar Kigo (Permanent Secretary), Ahmed Inuwa Wada (Director), Veronica Onyegbula (Cashier) and Sani Habila Zira (ICT Officer); they were arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in March last year in a police pension scam involving N32.8 billion which was shared between the Permanent Secretary and the other accused persons who were signatories to the police pension fund account.
Mr. Yusuf’s sentencing came after he pleaded guilty to betraying trust and fraudulently converting N2 billion of police pension funds to private use. He admitted to the 19th and 20th offences relating specifically to him, each involving betrayal of trust and the conversion of N1 billion apiece.
But an Abuja court, presided by Justice Abubakar Talba, yesterday handed him a paltry two year jail term, with a N750,000 fine option as well forfeiting property traced to him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, valued at N325 million.
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Like Fela said years back, Sorry! sorry!! oh. No sense of morals. Looting is done in a circle, the judge am sure collected part of the looted funds for passing such a jungle justice.
Agreed the accursed pleaded guilty, what will happen to those family whose head lost their life while trying to have there pension paid?
Am sincerely frustrated with the system
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