Two Prison Officials Bag Three Years Jail Sentence For Stealing Diesel Kept As Exhibit In Prison Custody

A former Deputy Comptroller in charge of Ogwashi-Uku Prison in Delta State, DCP Diete Wure Wisdom and a Senior Inspector of Prison, Ayamede Peter, have each been sentenced to three years imprisonment for stealing 27, 200 litres of automotive gas oil (AGO) stored in exhibit trucks, left in the custody
 
They were sentenced to prison by Justice C. O Ogisi of Delta State High Court, Sapele, on Wednesday.
The duo were prosecuted on a 4-count charge by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on the strength of evidence that they conspired to sell products in three exhibits trucks: Mack tanker with registration number XD 605 JJT and Man Diesel Lorries with registration numbers, XD 789 ENU and XD 620 FGG, filled with AGO.
The petitioner had alleged that after the sale of the products, the drums and the tankers were refilled with water on the directives of DCP Wisdom. Consequently, they were arraigned on November 1, 2013, on the four count charges but they pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
The long hand of justice has reached them. May we not fall into temptation.....Amen.