Court jails businessman 10 years for fraud
A State High Court in Lagos has convicted a businessman, Lawrence Maduagwu, of stealing $179,000 and sentenced him to 10 years in prison.
”He was introduced to the complainant, PMC Industry Limited, a Chinese company, through its Nigerian representative, Ohio Ileogben, as a businessman who deals in calcium chloride chemicals,” the statement said. The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge and called two witnesses in his defence during the trial.
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