Two ex-officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Christian Nwosu and Tijani Bashir have been convicted for collecting N264.8 million from the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said that the convicts accepted money from a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, in the build up to the 2015 general elections.
Justice Mohammed Idris who has been elevated to the Court of Appeal, but concluded the case on a fiat, convicted the ex-officials.
He, however, adjourned sentencing of the convicts until Friday to enable Nwosu to appear in court.
EFCC prosecuted the ex-officials and one Yisa Adedoyin, who had earlier been convicted by the court after he pleaded guilty to the charge.
The EFCC said that the convicts accepted money from a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, in the build up to the 2015 general elections.
The anti-graft agency said that the convicts ought to know that the money formed part of the proceeds of an unlawful act.