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who is serving a 12-year jail term in the United States, was convicted of wire fraud on February 14, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>He has served eight years of the sentence and will be released on May 8, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>In the suit marked: ECW\/CCJ\/ APP\/ 18\/21, Ugbah prayed the court to order his repatriation to Nigeria, having fulfilled the conditions for transfer in the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Handbook on the International Transfer of Sentenced Persons.<\/p>\n<p>In a preliminary objection, however, the Federal Republic of Nigeria contended that the application was incompetent and contravenes the provision of Articles 9 and 10 of Article Supplementary Protocol.<\/p>\n<p>The Federal Government pointed out that the Ministry of Justice, which was the second respondent, was neither a community institution nor a signatory to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/12\/15\/ecowas-marathon-sowore-challenges-tinubu-to-run\/\" target=\"_blank\" 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