The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC will tomorrow, December 3, 2013 arraign former Governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva and six others on a 42- count amended charge before Justice A. R. Mohammed of the Federal High Court, Abuja. The other accused persons are Francis Okuburo, Gbenga S. Balogun, Samuel Ogbuku, Marlin Maritime Limited, Eat Catering Services Limited and Haloween Blue Construction and Logistics Limited Sylva’s re-arraignment is sequel to fresh evidence linking him with a bouquet of fraudulent transactions that borders on money laundering during his tenure as governor of Bayelsa State between 2009-2012. Media and Publicity 2nd…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on, Thursday, November 28, 2013 secured yet another conviction as Justice Shuaibu of the Federal high court 1, Enugu State sentenced one Ifeanyi Onyie to 7years imprisonment for obtaining $45,000 under false pretence Ifeanyi was alleged to have defrauded one Pakawan Samneang of the sum of ($45,000.00) Forty five thousand United States Dollars, when he presented himself as a British business man and wanted Pakawan Samneang to partner with him in a phony deal. Justice Shuaibu sentenced Ifeanyi to 7 years imprisonment without an option of fine with effect from April 20, 2012. One…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Wednesday November 27, 2013 arraigned one Richard Onomeh Akaighe, before Justice Abubakar of the Federal High Court, Warri on one count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence. Richard allegedly obtained the sum of N28, 312,570 (Twenty Eight Million, Three Hundred and Twelve Thousand, Five Hundred and Seventy Naira) from one Anunwa Jeremiah through phony petroleum products supply deal. According to the complainant, the accused person refused to pay him the said sum, being the cost of five truck load of automotive gas oil which he supplied to Chevron yard in Delta…
Former Oyo State Head of Service, Mrs Kudirat Adeleke and eleven other accused persons who are being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for their involvement in a N5.6billion pension scam today lost their bid to regain freedom as an Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan refused their bail application. Justice Bolaji Yusuf, in her ruling, turned down the pleas of all the counsel to the 12 defendants seeking bail for their clients on the ground that the offences for which they were arraigned were bailable. Rather, she ordered that their trial be accelerated. “This is…
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Monday, November 25, 2013 convicted Augustine Onwe for failing to declare Seven Million, Eight Hundred and Fifteen Thousand CFA( 7,815,000 CFA) to men of Nigeria Customs Service at Seme border post. Justice Ibrahim Buba convicted the accused and ordered that the entire sum of Seven Million, Eight Hundred and Fifteen Thousand CFA (7,815,000 CFA) be forfeited to the Federal Republic of Nigeria The accused was arrested on July 17, 2013 at Seme border while trying to cross from Nigeria to Benin Republic after he failed to declare Seven Million, Eight Hundred and…