Sanni, however, gave the defendants an option to pay N500,000 each as fine.
The Judge while sentencing the convicts said that the court was lenient on them because they pleaded guilty and did not waste the time of the court.
He also said that the convicts were first offenders.
Sanni ordered that if the convicts failed to pay the fine, they will serve their sentences in Nigeria and would be deported after completion of their sentences.
Speaking to newsmen after the ruling, the prosecution counsel, Mr David Babale, said the first convict, Michael, 43, in 2012 acquired a Nigerian passport without being detected.
Babale said luck, however, ran out on him when he came for re-issue in March 2018 with the second defendant, Tiku, 35. when they were caught by a vigilant Immigration Officer in Uyo.
Also speaking, the defence counsel, Mr Mfon Uyoh, said he was satisfied with the judgment.
According to him, the Judge was lenient with the accused because they pleaded guilty and did not waste the time of the court.
“It was a good judgment in the sense that the judge has to be lenient on the convicts. He did not impose the maximum sentence on them.
“They are remorseful, pleaded guilty and did not waste the time of the court,” he said. (NAN)
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Adebanjo Oladele Samuel
These are the type of idiots that commit atrocities outside Nigeria and tarnish the image of Nigerians in diaspora. I pray they are unable to pay the fine.
Olufemi Adekunle Rotty
18 years!!! Oh my God, its?really difficult to talk about this cos i dont really know the position of the law as per their crime, but for them cos im sure they do not know too before committing the crime, ignorance is not an excuse, but my brother 18 years no be joke for any prison oo and where dem go get 500k?
Edwin Scott
As Nigeria bad reach, person still want to secure visa and come here 
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