A lecturer at Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Abel Udo Jacob, and his accomplice, Innocent Nicholas Ntokon, have been sentenced to a combined 11 years in prison by the Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Ikot Ekpene over a N50m extortion scheme.
Delivering judgment on Wednesday, Justice Augustine Odokwo found the duo guilty of threatening and extorting a businessman, Edikan Jacob Jackson, between 2016 and 2020.
The court heard that Ntokon, alleged leader of the Klans Confraternity, used threats and intimidation to force the victim to make regular payments, while the lecturer facilitated the scheme by allowing the money to pass through his bank account.
Ntokon was sentenced to eight years in prison, while Jacob received three years. The court also ordered them to jointly pay N25m in restitution to the victim and forfeited two vehicles identified as proceeds of the crime.
