An earlier convicted oil marketer, Jubril Rowaye was on Friday sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by a Federal Capital Territory in Gudu, Abuja for alleged N1.05bn petroleum subsidy fraud.

Justice Adebukola Banjoko convicted Rowaye along with his company, Brilla Energy Limited, and another firm, Alminnur Resources Limited.

Saminu Rabiu, Director of  Alminnur Resources Limited who was the first defendant  had died after the prosecution closed its case.

The rest of the three defendants were subsequently re-arraigned on February 12, 2016.

Justice Lateefa Okunnu of the Lagos State court had in her judgment  sentenced Jubril to a jail term of 10 years for the fraud on March 16, 2017.

On Friday, Justice Banjoko of the FCT High Court, sentenced Rowaye, who was flown by prison authorities from Kirikiri Prison in Lagos to Kuje Prison in Abuja, of 14 out of 17 counts preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.