A Federal High Court sitting in Jos today found a former Minister of Water Resources, Sarah Ochekpe, guilty of allegation of money laundering levied against her by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and sentenced her to three month imprisonment.
According to Punch, Ochekpe, who served as Minister under former President Goodluck Jonathan, was sentenced alongside a former chairman of the People Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau state, Raymond Dabo, and the Plateau State Coordinator of Jonathan Campaign Organization, Leo-Sunday Jitong.
The convicted politicians had been standing trial since 2018 in a case of money laundering and conspiracy brought against them by the EFCC amounting to over N450 million.
