The Court of Appeal judgment drastically altered the punishment imposed by the trial court on the former senator for money laundering offences involving N240 million in proceeds of bribery.
A Federal High Court in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital has sentenced the governorship candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), Senator Bassey Albert to 42 years in prison for graft and money laundering. Albert, who represents Akwa Ibom Northeast (Uyo) senatorial district in the National Assembly, was convicted on Thursday by Justice Agatha Okeke. He was prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The court found him guilty and convicted him on six counts bordering on money laundering.