A Federal High Court sitting in Jos on Tuesday sentenced a
former Minister of Water Resources, Sarah Ochekpe, to three months
imprisonment.
Ochekpe, who served as Minister under former President
Goodluck Jonathan, was sentenced alongside a former chairman of the People
Democratic Party in Plateau state, Raymond Dabo, and the Plateau State
Coordinator of Jonathan Campaign Organization, Leo-Sunday Jitong.
The three accused persons had been standing trial since 2018
in a case of money laundering and conspiracy brought against them by the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission amounting to over N450 million.
The sentence, however, has an option of N1,000,000 fine.