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Corruption lands Prof. Ogbunbodede, Ex Director in jail for 40years

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Justice prevailed as Prof. Benjamin Ogbunbodede, a former Director of the Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IAR&T), Ibadan  was sentenced to 40years imprisonment for corruptly enriching himself to the tune of N177 million. Zacheus Tejumola, a former Chief Accountant of the institute was also sentenced to 40 years imprisonment while Clement Adenose, another staff, bagged four years in jail. Delivering the judgment on Tuesday that lasted over two hours, Justice Nathaniel Ayo-Emmanuel of the Federal High Court, Ibadan convicted the trio based on the overwhelming evidence against them. The judge, however, said that he had no reason to convict them on count 13 due to want of evidence. “There is no ambiguity in the facts tendered by the prosecution that the three convicts conspired, converted and stole the hazard allowance of N177 million belonging to the staff of IAR&T. “Ogunbodede and Tejumola are therefore, sentenced to 40 years imprisonment each for thei