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A Nigerian court yesterday jailed 14 foreign
sailors from Russia, Ukraine, Philippine and Japan between two and five years,
for unlawful dealings in petroleum products in the country.
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A Federal High Court, Lagos found the suspects
guilty of illegally transporting 1,738 tonnes of crude oil and some 4,500
tonnes of crude oil (gasoline) in their vessel MT Anukpet Emerald.
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Justice Ibrahim Buba sentenced 11 of the 14
suspects to two years jail term, with an option to pay a fine of N2 million ($10,000)
each. The other three (all Russians) were given 5 years each in absentia,
without an option of fine for jumping bail.
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The court also ordered that the vessel be
seized, and the petroleum products be forfeited to the Nigerian government.
CULLED FROM VANGUARD
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