Court Jails Traditional Ruler Over Embezzlement Of N40 Million
According to report, the traditional ruler of the Ipupe autonomous community in Ubalaka, Umuahia South local government area, of the state, Eze Bob Ubiaru has been sentenced to two years imprisonment or a fine of three million Naira for embezzlement of 40 million Naira belonging to the community.
The money was meant for the compensation of his community for the construction of NIPP electricity transmission lines from Enugu through the sacred forest of Ipupe Community.
The Court of Appeal Owerri division, Imo State capital, upheld the High Court of Abia State judgement.
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Hon. Justice Ibrahim Adeyangtso In his judgement affirmed the lower court’s judgement that the sum of N10 million in a deposit account in First Bank PLC, fixed by Eze Ubiaru from the proceeds of crime, be forfeited and given to the true representatives of Ipupe community.
The traditional ruler was earlier arraigned before Justice Agwu Umah Kalu for fraudulently converting to personal use, N40 million out of the N60 million paid to Ipupe community by the National Integrated Power Project (NIPP) as compensation to relocate the community shrines in order to give way for the power project that passed through the area.
The judge also held that the shares bought by the Eze from the proceeds of crime be forfeited, sold and the money realized given to the same representatives of Ipupe autonomous community.
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