Dr. John Abebe, the former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s in-law, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for forgery and money laundering.
On Saturday, Justice Mojisola Dada of the Ikeja Special Offences Court issued the verdict, which included the option of a N50 million fine to be paid within 30 days in lieu of imprisonment.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission charged Abebe, the late former First Lady Stella Obasanjo’s younger brother, with forgery.
The EFCC, in the charges, claimed that Abebe “knowingly forged” a November 30, 1995 letter written by BP Exploration Nigeria Limited to Inducon Limited.
The trial judge handed the judgement after it was established that the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt and convicted him accordingly.