Nigeria, Feb. 5 -- The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, sentenced Roberts Orya, a former managing director of the Nigerian Export Import (NEXIM) Bank, to 10 years' imprisonment for fraud he perpetrated while in office.

Trial judge F.E Messiri held that the prosecution proved its case beyond every reasonable doubt and found the defendant guilty as charged.

The judge sentenced the former NEXIM Bank chief to 10 years' imprisonment on each of the 49 counts brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

However, the judge ordered the sentences to run concurrently, implying the convict will only spend 10 years in prison.

EFCC arraigned Mr Orya in November 2021, charging him with ab...