The Court of Appeal upholds a jail term for former NEXIM Bank managing director Robert Orya in a case prosecuted by Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the EFCC. Premium Times reports that a three-member panel dismisses his appeal in a unanimous decision.
However, the outlets describe the sentence differently. Premium Times says the appeal court upholds a 10-year jail term. The Punch reports that the court upholds a 490-year jail term, linked to a fraud conviction involving N2.4 billion. Both accounts agree that the court decision is final at the appellate level, rejecting Orya’s challenge to his conviction.
The differing figures likely reflect differences in how the sentence is presented or counted across counts or charges in the judgment as reported by the outlets. Both articles frame the case as a fraud matter tied to Orya’s time at NEXIM Bank and handled by the EFCC, with the Court of Appeal confirming the conviction outcome.
