An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan, today postponed the re-arraignment of a former Oyo State Head of Service, Mrs Kudirat Iyabo Adeleke and 11 others implicated in a N5.6Billion pension scam. Justice Adegboye Gbolagunte postponed the re-arraignment till May 2, 2014 following the sudden collapse of one of the defendants, Mr. Oguntayo Banjo, who allegedly had an asthmatic attack when the court was about taking their pleas. They were to be re-arraigned on charges bordering on conspiracy, stealing and criminal breach of trust. The twelve defendants were originally arraigned on November 7, 2013 before Justice Bolaji Yusuf, who…
Author: Kunle Edun
Five persons have been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over allegation of fraudulent transfer of a total of N5, 550,000.00(Five Million, Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira) from an account in Skye Bank. The suspects, Ademola Okunlola, 36; Tajudeen Oluwanisola, 41; Kolawole Adams, 52; Temitope Pedro, 27; Bayo Olowoyo, 39 and Otunba Biodun Adebanjo, 56, were picked up in different locations in Lagos by operatives of the anti- graft agency for allegedly effecting the fraudulent transfer of N5, 550,000.00 from the account of one Ajani Kareem Musibau domiciled in Skye Bank Plc.The fraudulent transfers took place…
The chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Lamorde today, April 28, declared that Local government in Nigeria cannot achieve its aim of bringing development to the grassroots if the problem of systemic corruption was not curbed. Lamorde who was represented by Bolaji Salami, Director, Organisational Support, stated this at the opening ceremony of the EFCC/ALGON Training on Anti-Corruption, Fiscal Responsibility and Effective Leadership for principal officers of Local Government Councils in Nigeria. According to him, “the problem of corruption and lack of fiscal transparency perhaps remain one of the hydra-headed factors that accounts for the inefficiency…
Justice Adeniyi Onigbanjo of a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja on Monday, April 28, 2014, dismissed an application asking the court to vacate the warrant issued against an oil marketer, Oluwaseun Ogunbambo. Ogunbambo is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, alongside Habila Theck and their company, Fargo Energy Limited. over an alleged N979.6 million fuel subsidy fraud.In his ruling, the judge held that the application was misconceived as there was no exceptional circumstances warranting the court to vacate the bench warrant. “This is a part-heard criminal proceedings in which trials have been adjourned several times…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on April 23, 2014, arraigned one Tajo Sani Yunusu and his company, Sani Brothers Oil and Gas Limited, before Justice Dije Abdu Aboki of Kano State High Court on a 2-count charge bordering on issuance of dud cheque. The accused allegedly collected 125, 000 litres of diesel valued at N20, 000, 000 (Twenty Million Naira from the complainant, one Amanallahi Ahmad Mohammed, and gave him three Zenith Bank Plc cheques for the sum. However two of the cheques were dishonoured on presentation at the bank due to lack of fund standing to the…
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Lamorde, has charged management and staff of National Directorate of Employment (NDE) to take up the gauntlet in the fight against economic and financial crimes in the country as the Commission cannot do it alone. Lamorde who was represented by Osita Nwajah, deputy director, Public Affairs, stated this on April 23, 2014 at the anti-corruption sensitization programme organized by the Commission for staff of NDE in Abuja. “The essence of this programme is to take the anti-graft campaign to the workplace, and encourage workers to have a buy-in, as the…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) today arraigned one Usman Salis before Justice Dije Abdu Aboki of Kano State High Court on a 3-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust and forgery. The accused person is said to have induced one Alhaji Jibrin Umar to part with N8, 400, 000 (Eight Million Four Hundred Thousand Naira Only) under the guise that he is a land agent authorised to sell a property located at Tsamiyar Boka, Hotoro in Kano metropolis.However the accused fraudulently converted the fund for his use and disposed the property without the knowledge of the complainant.Count…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday March 17, 2014 arraigned one Funsho Babatunde Oladimeji before Justice Kudirat Jose of the Lagos High Court, Ikeja on a 3- count charge bordering on forgery and possession of fraudulent documents. The accused person pleaded not guilty to all the charges preferred against him.In view of the plea of the defendant, prosecuting counsel, M. K. Basiru, prayed the court for a trial date and to remand the accused in prison custody. Basiru opposed the defendant’s bail application on the ground that, he has no valid identity based on the fact that…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on April 14, 2014 arraigned duo of Isiyaku Ibrahim and Alhaji Mallam Usman Hussain before Justice Fatu Riman of the Federal High Court, Kano on a 14-count charge bordering on conspiracy and obtaining money by false pretence. Haruna Bello, the complainant, alleged that sometime in November 2012 he met Isiyaku Ibrahim who solicited for a place to pass the night and N400 as transportation fare, which he obliged him.Few days after, Bello said he received a phone call from an unknown person who claimed he was the same person he accommodated and that…
Khalil Ahmed Bappah, a self appointed agent to communications giant, Globacom has been arraigned before the Federal High Court sitting in Gombe by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The accused was today docked before Justice Babatunde Quadri for offences bordering on obtaining by false pretence in relation to a petition by one Yusra Ali Babakusa, a female student of the Bayero University, Kano.Yusra alleged that sometime in April 2012, she was approached by Bappah, who posed as a GLO agent, promising he could help her become a GLO Ambassador through his contacts at Globacom. The accused subsequently obtained a…