Appeal court affirms Atuche’s conviction, reduces jail term

The justices resolved all the issues in the appeal in favour of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, except for the issue of sentencing.

The appellate court clarified that Atuche’s jail term, as handed down by the lower court, is six years concurrently, rather than 12 years.

In the abridged judgment read by Justice Umar, the three-man panel upheld EFCC’s arguments and unanimously dismissed the appeal.

Justice Okunnu had, while sentencing the duo, upheld the arguments of Kemi Pinheiro (SAN) who prosecuted the case on behalf of the EFCC with the fiat of the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN).

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