A former Director of Finance and Administration with the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Garuba Mohammed Duku, has been sentenced to 24 years imprisonment by the Federal High Court in Abuja.
Justice James Omotosho delivered the verdict on Friday after finding Duku guilty on six counts of money laundering brought by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). Each count carries a four-year jail term, but the sentences were ordered to run concurrently, meaning Duku will serve four years in prison starting October 3, 2025.
The judge also gave Duku the option to pay a fine of N1.6 billion to the Federal Government in lieu of serving the jail term.
Duku, who previously served under the Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC), was found guilty of unlawfully taking possession of N318 million belonging to his employer. He was convicted under Section 18(2) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) and Prevention Act after the court rejected his defense.
Justice Omotosho directed that Duku’s prison term, if not substituted by the fine, be served at Kuje Prison in Abuja.
