Abuja Federal High Court don talk say “enough be enough” as dem hammer Ex-NEXIM Managing Director, Robert Orya, with jail sentence wey long reach 490 years. Yes o, no be typo — four hundred and ninety years, like say na history book dem dey read.
Justice F.E. Messiri find Orya guilty for all the 49 counts wey EFCC bring come court. Each count collect 10 years, and when dem add am together, e be like say prison calendar don expire finish.
People wey dey court talk say everywhere quiet when judge read judgment. Even fly no fit cough. Na one of those moments wey everybody dey calculate years for head, dey wonder how person go serve am.
EFCC Press Ex-NEXIM Neck, Case No Fall Hand
According to EFCC, dem no just waka come court for sightseeing. Dem say Orya, wey dey head Nigeria Export-Import Bank before (Ex-NEXIM) from 2011 to 2016, arrange sharp-sharp move wey carry ₦2.4 billion waka commot government pocket.
EFCC lawyer, Samuel Ugwuegbulam, press the case well-well, arrange evidence like puzzle wey no miss piece. Na so court confirm say prosecution prove the case beyond reasonable doubt.
For statement wey EFCC drop for X (formerly Twitter), dem yarn say conviction land on February 5, 2026, and say justice finally catch up with the former bank oga(Ex-NEXIM). As dem talk am, “law no dey forget address.”
Ex-NEXIM Collect 490 Years: Prison Sentence Weh Pass Lifetime
Make we talk true — 490 years no be joke. Even if person get nine lives like cat, e still no reach. Social media don already turn am to calculation center, with people dey ask whether sentence go run concurrently or consecutively.
But joke apart, legal analysts dey talk say the long sentence show say court wan send clear message: big office no be immunity charm. If money loss, account go balance one way or another.
As Nigerians dey watch this case, many dey hope say e go serve as warning bell to other public officers. Because for this matter, court don loud am clear: fra¥d fit age pass you.
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