Nigeria, Sept. 23 -- The FCT High Court in Jabi, Abuja, has sentenced a former legislative aide to eight years imprisonment for an employment scam involving N120.58 million.

The court sentenced Goni Yilkan to prison without an option of fine after convicting him on two counts of obtaining money by false pretence.

Trial judge Frances Mesiri held in a judgement delivered on Monday that the prosecution proved its case against Mr Yilkan beyond reasonable doubt, but acquitted his co-defendant, Mohammed Adamu.

A statement from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, said Mr Yilkan and his co-defendant were arraigned in 2023 on two counts of obtaining money by false pretence.

Although the EFCC described Mr Yilkan as ...