A Magistrate Court 5 sitting in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital has found guilty an ex-militant leader, Toriomo Yerindidese popularly known along the creeks of the Niger Delta region as Commander Monday Excel over the theft of N65, 000 Monthly stipends of three beneficiaries of the Presidential Amnesty Programme.
The ex-militant leader was dragged to the Court by the State Police prosecution team led by Suokiri Johnson Odonbadei Esq in a suit numbered YMC/469C/2019 and a four count charge of conspiracy to steal and stealing was brought against him.
The presiding Magistrate, Bai Obiri, after hearing the arguments of the defence and prosecuting counsels found ex-militant leader, Toriomo Yerindidese popularly known along the creeks of the region as Commander Monday Excel guilty of count 2,3 and 4 charges of stealing.
But the Court exonerated him of the first count charge of conspiring with unidentified persons to steal.
In his ruling, Magistrate Bai Obiri, sentenced him to three years imprisonment but with an option of N250,000 on each conviction of the 2nd,3rd and 4th counts.
NAIJA LIVE TV gathered that the State Police Command dragged an ex-militant leader, Toriomo Yerindidese popularly known along the creeks of the region as Commander Monday Excel to court after a petition over his alleged involvement in the stealing of N9.3 million monthly stipends belonging to three ex-militants in the First Phase of the Presidential Amnesty Programme.
He was reported to have diverted 48 months stipends of three ex-militants, amounting to N65,000 per month for each beneficiary of the Presidential Amnesty Programme.
NAIJA LIVE TV gathered that three angry beneficiaries, Timipa Ismael, Gbalepre Oyiri and Ejiro Okorin, had written a petition in 2019 to the Commissioner of Police in Bayelsa State over the alleged diversion of their stipends.
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