The Supreme Court under Justice Tijjani Abubakar’s ruling has affirmed the six years imprisonment imposed on a former Federal Director of Pensions, John Yusuf Yakubu who was imprisoned in 2018 by the Abuja Court of Appeal for defrauding the Federal Government of N22.9bn Police Pension Fund.
The court also ordered him to refund the sum of N22.9b to the Federal Government.
The N22.9b was part of the police pension fund he admitted before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to have been misappropriated.
In a judgement, Justice Abubakar in an appeal filed by Yusuf upheld the decision of the Court of Appeal which in 2018 sent him to six years imprisonment in addition to the refund of the sum.
The supreme court held that Yusuf and others engaging in fraudulent practices must be told through court judgments that it is no longer business as usual.
Justice Abubakar said the appeal of Yusuf seeking to set aside the six years jail term against him was “frivolous and devoid of merit.”
He also ruled that victims of the convicted director deserve restitution which can only be achieved through justice.
Yusuf had dragged the Federal Government before the court seeking to overturn the six years imprisonment given by the Court of Appeal.
Yusuf who is serving the six years jail term at the Kuje correctional facility, also asked the Supreme Court to set aside the N22.9 billion he was ordered to refund to the government treasury by the Court of Appeal in a 2018 judgment.
