A Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi has found a former official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kwara State guilty of money laundering.
Justice Mohammed Idris found Mr Christian Nwosu and Tijani Bashir guilty of nine counts bordering on money laundering to the tune of N264, 880,000, at the resumed hearing of the case on Thursday.
One of the accused persons, Mr Nwosu, who had previously been ordered by the judge to present himself today for judgement, was again absent.
His defence lawyer presented a document in court, saying his client came to Lagos but collapsed at the bus park.
Justice Idris frowned at this and stated that the document provided was unacceptable because certain information was not provided in the letter.
He, thereafter, proceeded to give judgment.
In his judgement, the presiding judge held that the activities of the accused persons were beyond their duties as INEC officials, therefore they acted illegally.
Nwosu was found guilty of benefiting from a sum of $115.01 million which a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, allegedly give out during the 2015 general elections.
He consequently adjourned the case till Friday for sentencing.
