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A former Gombe State Commissioner for Culture and Tourism and ex-Chairman of the Shongom Local Government Area, Samuel Adamu, has been convicted of fraud by the Court of Appeal.
A statement by the Head, Media and Publicity, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Wilson Uwujaren, said the ex-commissioner had on July 23, 2020, been convicted and sentenced to 32 years imprisonment for N97,640,000 fraud, cheating and money laundering brought against him by the Gombe zonal office of the anti-graft agency.
However, he was dissatisfied with the ruling of the court and approached the Court of Appeal to set aside the judgment of the trial court