Ex-Minister, Sarah Ochekpe, sentenced to three months imprisonment

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By Toyibat Ajose
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Sarah Ochekpe, a former Minister of Water Resources, was sentenced to three months in prison by a Federal High Court sitting in Jos on Tuesday.

Ochekpe, a former Minister under former President Goodluck Jonathan, was sentenced alongside Raymond Dabo, the former chairman of the People Democratic Party in Plateau state, and Leo-Sunday Jitong, the Plateau State Coordinator of the Jonathan Campaign Organization.

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The three accused have been on trial since 2018 in a money laundering and conspiracy case brought against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission totaling over N450 million.

The judgment was delivered by Justice Musa Kurna on Tuesday.

However, the sentence has an option of a fine of N1 million.

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