The Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal today, Friday, July 14, 2017 upheld the February 9, 2016 judgment of Justice I.N Buba of the Federal High Court Lagos, which convicted and sentenced Mr. Ngene Linus Chibuike to two years imprisonment and ordered the forfeiture of the undeclared sum of $2,506,998 (Two Million, Five Hundred and Six Thousand, Nine hundred and Ninety Eight United States Dollars) to the Federal Government of Nigeria. The convict was arrested on October 8, 2015 at Murtala Muhammed International Airport during an outbound clearance for a journey to China en-route Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with an…
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The Federal Capital Territory High Court presided over by Justice Halilu Yusuf and sitting in Maitama, Abuja on Thursday, July 13, 2017 granted bail to the former governor of Jigawa State, Ibrahim Saminu Turaki. The former governor was re-arraigned before Justice Sabi’u Yahuza at the Federal High Court, Dutse, Jigawa State on a 32-count charge of misappropriating N36 billion while in office, after successfully challenging the jurisdiction of the FCT High Court, where he was first arraigned before Justice Binta Murtala Nyako. Since his re-arraignment, Turaki refused to attend trial – a situation which resulted in the Commission declaring him…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on 13th July, 2017 took into custody, one Rabiu Yusuf, a Bureau de Change operator who allegedly duped a Chinese National to the tune of $2,452,941.50 (Two Million, Four Hundred and Fifty Two Thousand, Nine Hundred and Forty One Thousand Dollars). The suspect allegedly collected the sum of N2,879,190,900 from the complainant, Xing Hui Yao, for the purchase of its dollar equivalent which amount to $13,677,866.50, (Thirteen Million, Six Hundred Seventy Seven Thousand, Eight Hundred Sixty Six Dollars, Fifty Cents). The complainant further alleged that the suspect paid her only $11,224,925.50 (Eleven Million, …
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on July 13, 2017 arraigned Sahel Technical Services Limited and one Umar Faruk, before Justice M. T. Aliyu of the Kaduna State High Court, Kaduna on a 2-count charge of criminal breach of trust and diversion of public funds to the tune of N120,700,000.00. Umar who is director of Sahel Technical Services Ltd, had in March 2014 secured a contract from the Kaduna State Ministry of Local Government to supply 115 units of Hand Tillers to all the 23 Local Government Areas of the state. He was paid the sum of N 120,700,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday, July 13, 2017 secured the arraignment of the administrative secretary of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Gombe State, Tarkumbur G Gregory and two retired staff of the electoral body, Yunusa Ali Biri and Bunu Mulima, before Justice Abubakar Jauro of the Gombe State High Court on three count charge bordering on alleged receipt of gratification to the tune of N138million to influence the outcome of the 2015 presidential elections. The offence was committed between March and May, 2015, in contravention of Section 9 (1) (2) of the Corrupt Practices and…
The Federal Capital Territory High Court, Apo presided over by Justice O. Adeniyi has convicted and sentenced one Nwokobia Chris to two years imprisonment on the two-count charge of fraud preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Nwokobia was prosecuted along with Biotec Laboratory Products Limited, a company he allegedly used in perpetrating the fraud. One of the counts reads: “That you, Nwokobia Chris “M” and Biotec Laboratory products Ltd, on or about the 5th day of July, 2013, at Abuja, within the jurisdiction of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, did fraudulently make…
Concerned pensioners in Edo State under the aegis of Most Aggrieved Pensioners on July 12,2017 led a peaceful protest to the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the non payment of their pension entitlements by the Edo State government . The group carried placards with various inscriptions: “Mr. Governor, Fulfil your 2017 May Day Promises to Edo State Pensioners without Further Delay.” “Care for Human Life and Happiness Is Good Governance”, among others. The leader of the group, Barrister G.O.Osemwenkha said that they have been turned into beggers and destitutes with the non payment of their…
Lagos State High Court in Igbosere, presided by Justice A.M Nicol-Clay on 11th July, 2017 adjourned ruling on the bail application of an official of Total Nigeria Plc, Ejere Kelvin Chris and one Edoma Omagha, an account officer with International Fulfillment Services Ltd till July 17. The two defendants are facing a ten count charge bordering on oil fraud to the tune of N7.3 brought against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Justice Nicol-Clay had earlier fixed ruling on the bail application for today July 11, 2017. When the matter was mentioned, counsel to 1st and 2nd accused…
The ongoing trial of a former Director-General of the Nigeria Maritime Administration Safety Agency (NIMASA), Patrick Akpobolokemi, continued today before Justice Raliat Adebiyi of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, with a prosecution witness, Orji Chukwuma, an investigator with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, further revealing how the accused conspired to divert various sums of money from the agency’s accounts to their personal use. Akpobolokemi is standing trial alongside Captain Agaba, Ekene Nwakuche, Governor Juan, Vincent Udoye, Captain Sahib Olopoenia and a company, Gama Marine Nigeria Limited on a 13-count charge bordering on stealing to the…
The Federal High Court, Abuja presided over by Justice Nnamdi Dimgba has adjourned trial of Jide Omokore, embattled chairman of Atlantic Energy Brass Development and Atlantic Energy Drilling Concept to October 5, 2017 after rejecting a document which defense counsel sought to tender. Omokore is standing trial along with Victor Briggs, a former Managing Director, National Petroleum Development Company; Abiye Membere, a former Group Executive Director, Exploration and Production at the NNPC, and David Mbanefo, a former Manager, Planning and Commercial at NNPC, for a $1.6billion fraud. At the resumed sitting on July 10, 2017, counsel to Mbanefo, Afan…