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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>An Ikeja Special Offences Court has convicted and sentenced an ex-convict, Oluokun Gabriel Adekola, to three years\u2019 imprisonment for theft involving N12 million.<\/p>\n

Justice Rahman Oshodi delivered the judgment on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, after finding Adekola guilty of the offence.<\/p>\n

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission disclosed the development in a statement shared on its official X account on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The defendant was arraigned on March 16, 2026, by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the EFCC on a one-count amended charge bordering on stealing.<\/p>\n

\u201cJustice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, convicted and sentenced an ex-convict, Oluokun Gabriel Adekola, to three years\u2019 imprisonment for theft involving N12 million.<\/p>\n

\u201cAdekola was arraigned on March 16, 2026, by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the EFCC, on a one-count amended charge bordering on stealing,\u201d EFCC wrote.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. An Ikeja Special Offences Court has convicted and sentenced an ex-convict, Oluokun Gabriel Adekola, to three years\u2019 imprisonment for theft involving N12 million. Justice Rahman Oshodi delivered the judgment on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, after finding Adekola guilty of the offence. 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