Nigeria, Aug. 1 -- The Court of Appeal in Owerri, Imo State, has affirmed the conviction and three-year prison sentence of Laseberry Okafor Anyanwu, a former Commissioner of Transport in the former Governor Rochas Okorocha administration, for N180 million fraud.

The appellate court, in a unanimous judgment delivered on Wednesday, dismissed Mr Anyanwu's appeal for lacking in merit, upholding the earlier decision of the Imo State High Court.

According to an Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)'s press statement shared with PREMIUM TIMES on Thursday,

Mr Anyanwu was initially arraigned before the High Court on 26 November 2020.

He faced four counts of abuse of office and fraudulent diversion of N180 million.

According to the E...