The Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, on Thursday, February 27, 2025, convicted and sentenced an Indian national, Chandra Singh, to 10 years in prison for procurement fraud amounting to N816,361,386.75.
Justice I.O. Ijelu delivered the judgment following a case instituted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the EFCC had arraigned Singh before Justice Ijelu on November 24, 2022, on a 19-count charge bordering on the retention of stolen property and bribery amounting to N816,361,386.75.