Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Ighalo risk 2yrs jail sentence, gets 3k euros fine


By Rasaq Oboirien
SUPER Eagles and Watford ace, Odion Ighalo is set to face the long arm of the law after the Provincial Prosecutor of Granada handed a two years imprisonment and 3,000 euros fine on the Nigerian, reports NaijaSportsXtra.blogspot.com.
Marca reported that the ex-Granada striker and 93 persons paid their way to pass their drivers license test exams.
According to the provisional writing of the prosecution, in 2012 and 2013 someone was hired to write the exams for the Granada ace. After the test was written, the errors made on the sheet were deleted.
Investigation further revealed that three syndicates of Íllora (Granada), Mengíbar (Jaén) and Ciudad Real who moved to Granada allegedly recruit students to help write exams for clients who wanted to pass the driving license exams, and were charged between 1,500 and 2,500 euros.
Following the incident, the Prosecutor finds the former Granada player guilty of the crime of falsifying an official document, so attracts a sentence of up to two years in prison and a fine of 3,000 euros.
Meanwhile, Ighalo could appear in court to testify in Granada if an open trial is to be held.