Justice M. S. Hassan of the Federal High Court, Lagos yesterday 2016 granted bail to Femi Fani-Kayode and Nenadi Esther Usman, both former ministers and directors in the Presidential Campaign Organisation of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2015 general election. Also admitted to bail is Danjuma Yusuf, the third accused in the 17- count charge that borders on conspiracy, stealing, corruption and making cash payments exceeding the amount authorized by law preferred against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The defendants alongside Jointrust Dimensions Nigeria Limited are alleged to have diverted about N4.9 billion belonging to the Federal…
Author: Kunle Edun
A bail has been granted to Obaje Musa Mohammed, one of the three accused persons charged for conspiracy and obtaining by false pretence to the tune of N220 million by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice A. R. Mohammed of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, on Friday, July 1, 2016 granted the bail. Mohammed and his co-accused – Dayo Jimoh and Victor Ochola were arraigned on June 22, 2016 on a 27-count for allegedly defrauding one Mohammed Jibrin, Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer, CEO, Suntrust Savings and Loans Limited, with a promise that they could help…
Two former ministers and directors of Media and Finance respectively of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Campaign Organisation in the 2015 general election, Femi Fani-Kayode and Nenadi Usman are to remain in prison till July 4, 2016 as a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos today reserved ruling on their bail applications. Fani-Kayode and Usman alongside Danjuma Yusuf and Jointrust Dimensions Nigeria Limited were on June 28 arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission before Justice M. S. Hassan on a 17-count charge bordering on conspiracy, stealing, corruption and making cash payments exceeding the amount authorized by law. The…
A former acting governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, was on on Friday July 1 granted a bail by Justice A. R. Mohammed of the Federal High Court, Abuja. He was charged June 30, 2016 by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) alongside his company, Mayim Construction and Properties Limited on a 5-count charge of money laundering to the tune of N2.9billion Ruling on the bail application, Justice Mohammed held that,” since the EFCC, being the complainant, had already released the defendant on administrative bail since June 15, 2016, with no complaint of defaulting contained in their counter affidavit, there…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on June 28 presented two more witnesses at the continuation of the trial within a trial, in a N2 billion fraud case involving a former Head of Service, HoS, to the Federation, Stephen Oronsaye, and Osarenkhoe Afe, managing director of Federick Hamilton Global Services Limited. They are charged along with Cluster Logistic Limited; Kangolo Dynamic Cleaning Limited, and Drew Investment & Construction Company Limited, before Justice Gabriel Kolawole of a Federal High Court, Abuja. Oluwole Aladedoye, counsel representing Afe, had on June 14, 2016 argued that the statement obtained from his client was…
A school teacher, Idris Buhari was on June 30 convicted and sentenced by Justice J K Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Kano to seven years imprisonment for offences bordering on obtaining by false pretence. The convict who was prosecuted on a three count charge brought against im by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was arrested following a complaint by Abdullahi Salisu Muhammad alleging that he gave the convict the sum of N500,000.00 for the processing of Hajj ticket in April, 2012, after he presented himself as a registered travelling agent. But the convict allegedly diverted the funds to his personal use and…
Former Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri and Mayim Construction and Properties Limited was arraigned on June 30 by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before Justice A.R. Mohammed of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja on a 5-count charge of money laundering to the tune of N2.9billion. Fintiri, a former speaker, who also served briefly as the acting Governor of Adamawa State, allegedly laundered monies through his naira and dollar accounts domiciled at Ecobank Plc., and making a large cash payment for the purchase of a property at Plot Number 7, Gana Street , Maitama,…
Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on June 30, dismissed a no-case submission filed by a former Imo State governor, Ikedi Ohakim, through his counsel, Awa Kalu, SAN, against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Ohakim is facing trial for allegedly making a cash payment to the tune of $2, 290,000.00 (about N270,000,000) for the purchase of a property situated at Plot 1098 Cadastral Zone A04, Asokoro District, otherwise known as Number 60, Kwame Nkurumah Street, Asokoro in Abuja. One of the counts reads: “That you, Ikedi Ohakim, on or about the January 26, 2013 in…
Sanda was alleged to have presented himself as an adhoc staff with the Saudi Arabian Embassy and also a travel agent with the capacity to secure visa for the complainant, one Bello Isah and 49 others who wanted to perform the 2014 Hajj. However, the suspect gave the petitioners photocopies of the visas and asked for full payment after which he promised that they will get the original copy from one Musa Ibrahim. The said Ibrahim collected the photocopies from the complainant and vanished into the thin air. Efforts to get him or recover the money proved abortive. One of…
Air Vice Marshal John Adeniyi Kayode-Beckley was arraigned on on Wednesday, June 29 by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before Justice Olubunmi Banjoko of the Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Gudu, Abuja on one count charge of bribery to the tune of N10million (ten million naira). AVM Beckley while serving as the Director of Armament with the Nigerian Airforce allegedly collected the sum of N10million as gratification from a contractor, one Mr. Hima Abubakar, of Societe D’Equipments Internationaux Nig. Ltd. One of the charges reads: “That you, AVM John Adeniyi Kayode-Beckley whilst serving as Director of…
Pastor Moses Oluwapelumi Iduye was on Monday, June 27 arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before Justice M. O. Ishola of the Oyo State High Court sitting at Ibadan on a 10-count charge bordering on obtaining by false pretence and forgery. Moses, who claimed to be a pastor was arrested by the anti-graft agency sequel to a petition alleging that he collected over N1.2million (one million, two hundred thousand naira) from one Adeyemi Ronke Bola under the pretext that he would help her to secure traveling documents, but later gave her fake airline ticket and visa. The…
The trial of a former Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Air Chief Marshal Alex S. Badeh, continued on Tuesday, June 28 before Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja with the prosecution witness, Mustapha Yerima, further stating how he was pressured by the defendants to claim the property allegedly acquired with the proceeds of crime. Badeh is standing trial alongside Iyalikam Nigeria Limited for allegedly abusing his office as Chief of Defense Staff by using the dollar equivalent of the sum of N1.4billion (One Billion, One Hundred Million Naira) removed from the accounts of the…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, June 28 arraigned Nenadi Esther Usman, a former Minister of Finance and Director of Finance PDP Presidential Campaign Organization in the last general election; Femi Fani-Kayode also a former Minister and Director Media/Publicity of the PDP Presidential Campaign Organization; Danjuma Yusuf and Jointrust Dimensions Nigeria Limited before Justice M. S. Hassan of the Federal High Court Lagos, on a 17-count charge bordering on conspiracy, stealing, corruption and making cash payments exceeding the amount authorized by law. The accused were alleged to have stolen and illegally disbursed about N4.9 billion Naira belonging…
A former member of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Geoffrey Teme, on Monday, June 27 told a Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Gudu, Abuja, that it was wrong for Joshua Dariye, a former governor of the state, to divert the state’s ecological fund for personal gains. Under cross-examination by prosecuting counsel, Rotimi Jacobs, SAN, Teme, the second defence witness, admitted that “it was wrong for anybody to pay government money into his personal account”. Dariye, who is being prosecuted by the EFCC, before Justice Adebukola Banjoko, is alleged to have diverted about N1.162 billion ecological fund meant for…
The duo of Nneka Okechukwu and Nkiru Celine Okor were on Monday, June 27 arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before a Lagos State High Court, Igbosere on 15-count charge bordering on stealing and forgery. Okechukwu and Okoro are alleged to have converted the sum of N119, 788, 610.36k (One hundred and nineteen million seven hundred and eighty eight thousand six hundred and ten thirty six kobo), proceeds of sale of shares of Blue Chip Companies belonging to the estate of late Cyril N. Ukachukwu, to their own use. When the charges were read to the defendants, they…
One Helen Ogunniwa alongside her company, Den-Moyek Nigeria Enterprise, was arraigned on Monday, June 27 by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before Justice 0. A. Taiwo of the Lagos State High Court Igbosere on a two-count charge bordering on Obtaining Money by False Pretence and Issuance of Dishonored Cheque to the tune of N7,369,600m (Seven Million Three Hundred and Sixty Nine Thousand, Six Hundred Naira). The complainant, Alhaja Jumoke Yusuf, allegedly supplied a truck load of Vegetable Oil worth of N7, 376,650 to the defendant for which she paid N800, 000.00 leaving a balance N6, 576, 650.00. The accused…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday, arraigned Air Vice Marshal Rufus. A. Ojuawu, a former Director of Operations at the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) before Justice M. B. Idris of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Apo, Abuja on a two-count charge bordering on bribery to the tune of N40,000,000.00 (Forty Million Naira). Ojuawo, while being the Director of Operations, Nigerian Air Force, NAF, had, in March, 2015, allegedly collected the sum of N40,000,000.00 (Forty Million Naira Only) and a Range Rover Sport Utility Vehicle as gratification from one Hima Abubakar of Societe D’Equipment…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday secured the conviction of Gabriel Charles in a case of impersonation and obtaining by false pretence. Gabriel was arrested for posing as an EFCC operative and obtaining money by false pretence from Dr. Precious Gbeneol, a former Secretary, Health and Human Services Secretariat, Abuja under the guise of helping her to close a supposed case brought against her. It’s an offence punishable under Section 132 of the Penal Code CAP 532 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria (Abuja) 1990. Justice U. P. Kekemeke of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Apo,…
The trial of a former governor of Nasarawa State, Aliyu Akwe Doma, and two others, continued yesterday, with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), presenting its ninth witness, as it closed its case against the accused persons. Akwe Doma, alongside Timothy Anthony Anjide, a former Secretary to the State Government, and Dauda Egwa, a former Accountant-General, are being prosecuted by the EFCC on a 10-count charge bordering on money laundering and financial crimes. The accused persons between January 2007 and December 2009 allegedly conspired and fraudulently laundered state funds to the tune of N8bn, an offence contrary to Section…
The trial of a former governor of Nasarawa State, Aliyu Akwe Doma, and two others continued yesterday before Justice Agatha A. Okeke, with a prosecution witness, Ego Maikeffi Abashe, the Clerk of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, revealing how the former governor had allegedly diverted the sum of N350m from the state funds. Doma alongside Timothy Anthony Anjide, a former Secretary to the State Government, and Dauda Egwa, a former Accountant-General, are being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a 10-count charge bordering on money laundering and financial crimes. The accused persons between January, 2007 and…