Nigeria, Nov. 6 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of 10 persons for illegal dealings in petroleum products in Delta State, with the court offering them fines ranging from N300,000 to N400,000.

Justice H.A. Nganjiwa of the Federal High Court in Warri convicted the defendants on Friday after they pleaded guilty to charges of criminal conspiracy and illegal dealings in petroleum products.

The convicts are James Terry, Gift Godfrey, Obidi Obi, Anthony Edekobi, Victor Sule, Jubril Abubakar, Auwal Aliyu, Nnaemeka Nwobodo, Victor Edem and Sunday Eyere.

The EFCC's Benin Zonal Directorate prosecuted the defendants on a one-count charge.

According to the charge against Victor Udo, one of the defen...