CASE NUMBER 10932:

Nigerian High Court Jails Ex-President Jonathan's Godson, George Turnah, Four Years

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Alleged Perpetrators(s)

George Turnah

Location (Town / State)

Rivers, Rivers

Date of Event

20 May 2022

Date of republication

20 May every year

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Case Summary

Court jails ex-NDDC MD’s aide, George Turnah. He was prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), between 2017 and 2022, for obtaining money by false pretence, money laundering and abuse of office.

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Justice A.T. Mohammed of the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Friday, convicted and sentenced a godson of former President Goodluck Jonathan, George Turnah, to four years imprisonment.
Turnah is also a former Special Assistant to Mr. Dan Abia, erstwhile Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC.
Turnah, who was prosecuted by the Port Harcourt’s Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, between 2017 and 2022, for obtaining money by false pretenses, money laundering, and abuse of office, was jailed for failure to make full disclosure of his assets in his disclosure to the EFCC.
Turnah Alabh and his wife, Jennifer were first arraigned on May 16, 2018, and re-arraigned on June 18, 2019, by the EFCC on four count charges bordering on failure to make full disclosure of assets and they pleaded “not guilty”.
However, prosecution counsel, I. Agwu called several witnesses and presented several documents in court during the trial.
In his judgment, the trial judge said the prosecution established that the convict did not fully disclose his assets in the asset declaration form he filled out at the EFCC.
In addition, the court discovered that he was one of the Directors and majority shareholder of Ashford Consult and Events Nig. Ltd.
One of the count charges read: “That you George Turnah Alabh on or about 15th March 2017 at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, South/South Zonal Office, No, 6A Olumeni Street, Old GRA Off Forces Avenue, Port Harcourt within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court knowingly failed to make full disclosure of your assets to wit: your interest in one of the Director and majority shareholder of Ashford Consult and Events Nig. Ltd in the Asset Declaration Form you filled at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 27 (1) & (3)(a) of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Establishment Act 2004 and punishable under Section 27 (3)(c) of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Establishment Act 2004.

Count three read: “That you George Turnah Alabh on or about 15th March 2017 at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, South/South Zonal Office, No, 6A Olumeni Street, Old GRA Off Forces Avenue, Port Harcourt within the Jurisdiction off this Honorable Court failed to furnish information of your interest as one of the Directors and major shareholder of Ashford Consult and Events Nig. Ltd in the Asset Declaration Form you filled at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 27 (1) & (3)(a) of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Establishment Act 2004 and punishable under Section 27 (3)(c) of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Establishment Act 2004.”

External links/URLs

https://punchng.com/court-jails-ex-nddc-mds-aide-four-years-for-non-disclosure-of-assets/
https://dailypost.ng/2022/05/20/court-jails-ex-nddc-mds-aide-george-turnah/

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