The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Thursday, July 10, 2014 arraigned the duo of Orum Chinedu and Onyiye Chima before Justice S.M Shaibu of the Federal High Court, Owerri on a 5-count charge bordering on conspiracy and obtaining money by false pretence.The accused persons allegedly obtained the sum of N20, 000,000:00 from one Ekwe Augustine Mark under the pretext that they would help him secure an oil pipeline laying contract in Awa Community in Imo State from oil major, Addax Petroleum.They allegedly perfected the scam by presenting themselves as staff of the oil company will powers to influence the contract…
Author: Kunle Edun
Justice Faruk Lawan of Kano State High Court Thursday July 10, 2014 convicted and sentenced one Auwalu Ibrahim to one year imprisonment with an option of N100, 000 (One Hundred Thousand Naira) fine for the offence of criminal breach of trust and issuance of dud cheque.The convict was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on January 16, 2014 on 2-count charge.One of the charge reads, “That you Auwal Ibrahim being the Manager of Dan Wali Bureau de Change sometime in August 2012, in Kano within the Judicial Division of the High Court of Justice of Kano state…
A prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of a former governor of Ogun State, Mr. Gbenga Daniel, on Thursday, July 10, 2014, told an Ogun State High Court sitting in Abeokuta, that a file containing records of properties allocated to the former governor, could not be found.The witness, Mr. Isaac Akogun told Justice Olanrewaju Mabekoje that the original letter of allocation of property to the former Governor could not be tendered in court because of the files are missing. “We don’t seem to have the files. They may have been taken away by the former Director- General”, he declared.At the…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday July 9, 2014 arraigned one Monibidor Bassey Ebiowei before Justice Valentine Ashi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, on a seven count charge bordering on fraud and obtaining the sum of Thirteen Million, Four Hundred and Thirty Thousand Naira only (N13, 430,000) by false pretence.One of the counts reads:“That you, Monibidor Bassey Ebiowei on the 21st day of February, 2011, in Abuja, within the jurisdiction of the High of the FCT, did fraudulently obtain the total sum of N6,000,000.00 (Six Million Naira) from one Martins Ugbini, the Managing DirectorChief Executive…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission today arraigned the Taraba State Accountant – General, Joel Joseph Lenbang, before Justice Donatus Nwabueze Okorowo of the Federal High Court Jalingo for defrauding Taraba State Government to the tune of N1.56 billion.He was docked on an 8-count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretence, offences contrary to and punishable under the Advanced Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act, 2006.When the charges were read to him, the accused person pleaded not guilty.The malfeasance came to light following a petition received from a concerned Taraba State indigene, sometime in February 2014, alleging massive looting…
Justice Olukayode Adegbola Adeniyi of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja on Tuesday, July 8,2014 convicted and sentenced the duo of Duru Cosmos and Paul Momoh of Mbakwha Cooperative Society to two years and three months imprisonment for conspiracy and criminal breach of trust.The duo were arraigned on June 29, 2012 by the EFCC on a 2-count charge of fraudulent conversion of project funds for personal use following a petition by the Ministry of Mines and Steels Development. The convicts who are the chairman and secretary of Mbakwha Cooperative Society respectively were said to have been awarded…
The fight against corruption in public life would acquire greater traction if citizens show more interest in monitoring budget implementation.This was the preponderance of views at a two-day workshop on Budget Tracking organized the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, through its Enlightenment and Re-orientation unit, E&R, in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State July 8, 2014. In his keynote address, the Chairman of EFCC, Ibrahim Lamorde who spoke through Osita Nwajah, deputy director, Public Affairs, said the workshop became necessary because of the need to educate people on budget tracking and monitoring in the fight against economic and financial crimes. He said the…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday July 7, 2014 arraigned one Emmanuel Nathaniel before Justice Othman Musa of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Apo on one count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence and issuance of dud cheque to the tune of twelve million, nine hundred and ten thousand naira.When the charge was read, the accused pleaded not guilty.The count reads: “That you Emmanuel Nathaniel (M) on or about the 31st of March, 2012 at Abuja in the Abuja Judicial Division of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory did obtain credit by…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday July 7, 2014 arraigned three suspects: Mohammed Rabiu, Raphael Olorunfemi Okomoda and Adegbdsan Theophilus; before Justice Lawal Akapo of a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja on different criminal counts, all bordering on conspiracy, obtaining money by false presence, stealing, impersonation, forgery, using false document and money laundering.While Lawan was charged with 19-counts, Okomoda and Theophilus were charged with 7-counts each. The defendants, Mohammed Rabiu Lawan (65), Raphael Olorunfemi Okomoda (50), and Adegbesan Theophilus (38), got into trouble, when they were arrested by operatives of the Commission, following a report of…
The planned arraignment of Timipre Sylva, former governor of Bayelsa State and six other persons before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, could not proceed today.The other three accused persons and their companies are Francis Okokuro, Gbenga S. Balogun, Samuel Ogbuku, Marlin Maritime Limited, Eat Catering Services Limited and Haloween – Blue Construction and Logistics Limited. The accused persons are to be docked on an amended 42-count charge of misappropriation of fund and money laundering.When the matter was called, prosecuting counsel, Adebisi Adeniyi who stood in for Rotimi Jacobs, SAN, informed…