Banker jailed 12-years for money laundering

OYO
STATE – The Federal High Court in Ibadan has sentenced a former
employee of Wema Bank, Ademola Oni, to 12-year imprisonment for
conspiracy and money laundering.

According to Punch
the court, which was presided over by Justice Joyce Abudmalik on
Thursday, also ordered that the convict forfeit all his properties and
cash in various banks as proceeds of crime.

The
properties to be forfeited by the convict are an empty plot of land
fenced with black gate located along the road beside Secam Church,
Providence Estate, Sango Eleyele Expressway, Ibadan.

He
is also to forfeit a Honda Accord Car 2014 model and another empty plot
of land located at Alao Akala Estate, along Akubu Ojuirin, near
Apostolic Church, Ikolaba, Ibadan.

Others are a storey
building located at Aminu Olaniran Street, Ikolaba behind the Apostolic
church, Ikolaba Assembly, Ikolaba, Ibadan; and three acres of land at
Okuna Village, Along Akufo Village, by Fumakson filling station, Ido
Local Government Area, Ibadan.

An empty plot of land at
No. 16, Awolowo Avenue, Old Bodija, Ibadan; a storey building located
at No. 16, Awolowo Avenue, Old Badija, Ibadan; and a borehole machine
are to be forfeited also.

He is also to forfeit several
sums in bank accounts, including N43,259,441.22 in a fixed deposit
account with FCMB; N70,614.60 in the name of ‘De-City-Life Enterprise
with account No. 22749019 also domiciled with FCMB; another N7,189.22 in
the name of Oni Iyabo Mary in the same bank; and N966,788.81 in the
First Bank account of Ezomal Ventures, among others. Full details