Former Acting Accountant-General of the Federation, Chukwunyere Anamekwe Nwabuoku has been sentenced to 72 years imprisonment over a N868.46 million fraud after being convicted by the Federal High Court in Abuja.

The EFCC disclosed this in a statement on its official X handle on Monday.

EFCC said: “The former Acting Accountant-General of the Federatioh, Chukwunyere Anamekwe Nwabuoku, who was prosecuted by the EFCC at the Federal High Court, Abuja, for money laundering involving N868.46 million has been convicted and sentenced to jail for 72 years.”

The anti-graft agency said the offences involved the diversion and concealment of public funds amounting to over N868 million.

The court found him guilty after evaluating evidence presented by the prosecution, which detailed how the funds were allegedly laundered through multiple transactions.

The sentence, which totals 72 years, reflects the cumulative penalties for the counts on which he was convicted.

Nwabuoku served briefly as Acting Accountant-General of the Federation before his removal from office over corruption allegations.