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Super Eagles Striker, Odion Ighalo Faces Two-Year Jail Term For Bribery
Super Eagles Striker Odion Ighalo risks been sentenced to a two-year jail term for a bribery scandal in Spain.
Reports in Marca have it that the Watford Striker allegedly bribed his way to pass a driving test. The provincial district attorney’s office of Granada has asked that Ighalo and his ex-teammate, Diego Buonanotte be fined 3,000 Euros and serve a two-year jail term.
It is understood that Ighalo hired someone to write exams in the process of getting a driving license. it has also been revealed that three syndicates of Íllora (Granada), Mengíbar (Jaén) and Ciudad Real who moved to Granada and allegedly recruited students to write exams for clients who wanted to pass the driving license exams and were charged between 1,500 and 2,500 Euros.
Ighalo who currently plays for Watford may be forced to appear in court to testify in Granada if an open trial is to be held.