Nigeria, Nov. 3 -- The Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja has sentenced convicted couple, Harry Uyanwanne and Oluwakemi Odia, also known as Kristein Uyanwanne, to at least 10 years' imprisonment each for fraud involving N67.6 million.

Trial judge Mojisola Dada delivered the judgement on Monday and ordered the defendants to refund the to the petitioner, Olusola Odemuyiwa.

The couple were prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on charges of conspiracy, stealing and obtaining money by false pretence. EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale disclosed this in a statement on Monday.

They were discharged on a separate charge of forgery.

The charges arose from the alleged fraudulent sale of a property at No. 19, Mur...