21/01/2019

Efe Sodje, brothers sentenced to jail for embezzlement

Former Super Eagles defender, Efe Sodje, has been remanded in prison along with two of his brothers, Stephen and Bright for fraud.
Sky Sports reports that the brothers were found guilty of embezzling over £60, 000 (over N28m) given to the Sodje Sports Foundation.

Following the discovery by a National Crime Agency (NCA) Efe was sentenced to 18 months in prison while Bright bagged 21 months and Stephen, 30 months in prison.
The trio were reportedly jailed in September 2018, however, the ban on the publication of the sentences was only lifted by a judge in the same court, today, Monday 21, 2019.
This was done following the completion of a number of linked legal proceeding.

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