The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested one Joshua Emeje, a staff of Access Bank Plc, for alleged forgery and impersonation. Emeje, who works in the Loan Recovery Unit of Access Bank in Jos, Plateau State, allegedly wrote a letter, on November 21, 2015, to one Patrick Dusur, Education Secretary, Jos North LGA Education Authority, inviting him to the EFCC head office in Abuja for questioning. The letter, which was purportedly signed by one ‘Baba Mohammed’ on behalf of the Executive Chairman of EFCC, contained a phone number that Dusur was expected to call on arrival in Abuja.…
Author: Kunle Edun
Justice Bilkisu Bello Aliyu of the Federal High Court, Yola, Adamawa state handed a 10 year jail term to a former Commissioner of Local Government Affairs in Adamawa State, John Elias Babani on Friday, December 4, 2015 for defrauding Adamawa State government of the sum of N51.5million while in office. The former commissioner was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on March 5, 2013 alongside two others who were discharged as well as a company owned by Elias on four count charges of fraud. Justice Aliyu sentenced the first convict, John Babani Elias to 10 years imprisonment on…
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on December 3, 2015 arraigned a former Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency Patrick Ziadeke Akpobolokemi; and seven other staff of the agency including Captain Eziekiel Agaba, Executive Director, and their two companies before Justice Salihu Sa’idu of the Federal High Court Lagos on a 30- count charge bordering on conspiracy, fraudulent conversion of funds and Money Laundering. Others are Ekene Nwakuche, Felix Bob-Nabena, Captain Warredi Enisuoh, Governor Amechee Juan, Ugo Frederick, Timi Alari, Alkenzo Limited and Penniel Engineering Services Limited The accused persons allegedly conspired to convert and launder several…
The Economic and financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, December 1, 2015 arraigned one Isa Mohammed before Justice M.A Nasir of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, sitting in Jabi, Abuja on a 10-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust. Mohammed allegedly defrauded one Emmanuel Roberts Ejeh to the tune of N9.5million. According to the petitioner, the said money was entrusted to the accused by the victim to purchase nine shops in Garki and karu markets in Abuja. The accused allegedly converted the money to his use and went underground. All efforts by the victim to get…
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, December 1, 2015 arraigned one Ibrahim Isah before Justice M.A Nasir of the Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Jabi, Abuja on a 3-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust and forgery. Ibrahim allegedly defrauded one Chief Ogwu Onoja (SAN) by offering to assist him in the payment of fees and processing of Certificate of Occupancy in respect of Mighty Star Academy. The defendant was allegedly entrusted with the total sum of N12,102,824.00 (twelve million, one hundred and two thousand, eight hundred and twenty four naira) to process the document…
The trial of Aliyu Akwe Doma, former Nasarawa governor and others continued on Monday, November 30, 2015 with prosecution witness, Solomon katsa, a former director of finance telling Justice A.A Okeke of the Federal High Court sitting in Lafia that, the defendants did not at all times follow due process in the disbursement and withdrawal of security votes. Akwe Doma is standing trial alongside former secretary to the state Timothy Anjide and Dauda Egwa, former accountant general on a 10-count charge bordering on money laundering and financial crimes preferred against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The…
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, November 30, 2015 secured the conviction of one Abraham Adasah before Justice Peter Kekemeke of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Apo, Abuja. Adasah allegedly presented a false Diamond bank statement to the British High Commission with a forged letter from one “Honourable Ohenhen Nosakhare”, purported to be the Chairman of Edo State Oil and Gas Producing Areas Development Commission with intent to cause the British High Commission to issue Nosa Ohenhen Ericson a UK visa. Adasah was arraigned as second accused on Wednesday, October 14, 2015 alongside…
The EFCC has arraigned one Salami Adejare before Justice A.I Kutigi of an FCT High Court sitting in Apo, Abuja on a 2-count charge bordering on issuance of dud cheque. Adejare allegedly issued two separate cheques in the name of S. Adejare Nigeria Limited to the tune of N40m (forty million naira) in favour of New-Way Nigeria Limited sometime in August, 2013 which upon presentation for payment was returned unpaid for insufficient funds in the account, in contravention of Section 1 (1) (b) of the Dishonoured Cheques (Offences) Act Cap D11 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 and punishable…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, November 30, 2015 arraigned one Ibrahim Kamba and his company, Kamba Investment Nigeria Limited, before Justice S. Balami of the FCT High Court, Gwagwalada, Abuja on a nine-count charge bordering on forgery and obtaining by false pretence to the tune of N300,000,000.00 (Three Hundred Million Naira). The suspect had allegedly indicated interest in a plot of land located at Plot No. 1750, Cadastral Zone Co4 Dape, Abuja, which one Musa Annas Sabi of Kamba Engineering Services wanted to sell for N60m( Sixty Million Naira). Although the accused is said to have…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has said that Nigeria requires the support of the International community to facilitate the speedy recovery of her looted funds for national development. He also said that effective collaboration between the Nigerian anti-graft agencies and their foreign counterparts would aid other laudable actions of the government in the fight against corruption. Speaking at the weekend during the maiden meeting of International Corruption Hunters’ Network at Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, he lauded the leadership of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for taking advantage of the networking and knowledge transfer opportunities provided…
The Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Lagos, Mr. Ingo Herbert has assured the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of regular training opportunities for its staff. He gave the assurance in Lagos on Wednesday, at the presentation of certificate of participation to nine operatives of the EFCC, who, together with participants from other law enforcement agencies, benefited from a seven-day capacity building programme facilitated by the German government. The other agencies are the Department of State Services (DSS); National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP). At…
The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 reserved judgment in the case involving Yanaty Petrochemical Limited, an oil marketing company, over an alleged N1,840,768, 720 petroleum subsidy fraud. Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is asking the appellate court to set aside the judgment of Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court, Abuja, that all investigations into the alleged petroleum subsidy fraud against the defendant had been concluded. Yanaty’s Managing Director, Elias Adeojo, was given approval by the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency, PPRA to import 30,000 tons of prmium motor spirit, PMS under the Petroleum…
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on November 23, 2015, arraigned one Olalekan Bello before Justice Lateef Lawal -Akapo of the Lagos State High Court, sitting in Ikeja, on a two count charge bordering on stealing and forgery. Bello was arrested following a petition by one Owolabi Olusegun who claimed that he had been hoodwinked to part with N6 million for a parcel of land in Iroko Estate, Idimu, Lagos State. Count one of the charge reads: ‘’Olalekan Bello on or before the 30th December 2013, at Lagos within the Ikeja Judicial Division, stole the sum of N6,000,000.00 (six million…
President Muhammadu Buhari has again charged judicial officers to live above board and support the efforts of his government aimed at fighting corruption in Nigeria. He made the call on Monday, November 23, 2015, while declaring open the 2015 All Nigeria Judges Conference at the National Judicial Institute, Abuja. The 3-day conference with the theme, “ The Judiciary as a Veritable Instrument for Sustaining Democracy in Nigeria,” is a bi-annual gathering, where judges and various stakeholders converge to discuss issues and challenges in the dispensation of justice. Speaking through the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), Buhari underscored the crucial…
The arraignment of suspected fraudster, Idowu Olarenwaju, alias Capt Anthony Abel Saramoh, has been adjourned to November 30, 2015. Olarenwaju and his accomplice, Joe Onwudimowei, were to be arraigned before a Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State today but could not take their plea as their counsel A. Adedipe pleaded for time to study the twenty-two count information brought against the accused persons by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Though prosecution counsel, Gabriel Edobor prayed the court to allow the accused person take their plea, contending that they may not be present to take their…
Operation TRIANGLE: Three more Nigerian nationals arrested by the Nigerian EFCC (Economic and Financial Crime Commission), in close cooperation with Polizia di Stato (Italian National Police) June 9, 2015, 4.00 am: 750 police officers from the Italian, Spanish, Polish, English, Belgian, Georgian, Turkish and Cameroonian police, with the support of Europol and Interpol, and with the coordination of Eurojust, knocked on the doors of 62 individuals suspected of being members of a criminal organization, mainly from Nigeria and Cameroon, responsible for a huge number of frauds committed against small and medium-sized enterprises across the world. The group, devoted to laundering…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on November 12, 2015 arraigned one Emmanuel Eromosele (alias Bryan Perry) before Justice P.I. Ajoku of the Federal High Court sitting in Benin on a 3-Count charge bordering on fraud to the tune of One Thousand, Five Hundred United States Dollars (1500 USD). Eromosele allegedly defrauded one James Sindelar in the United Kingdom through Western Union Money Transfer of the said sum while answering the name Bryan Perry and parading himself as a barrister, waiting to be conferred with a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN. The accused person, allegedly sent fraudulent messages to…
A prosecution witness has told Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court, Abuja that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) received over five petitions against former Imo State governor, Ohakim Ikedia, who was arraigned on Wednesday, July 8, 2015 on a three-count charge bordering on money laundering. Ohakim is alleged to have made a cash payment of $2, 290,000.00 (Two Million, Two Hundred and Ninety Thousand Dollars), for a piece of land at Plot No. 1098 Cadastral Zone A04, Asokoro District, otherwise known as No.60, Kwame Nkurumah Street, Asokoro, Abuja. While answering a question by the defence counsel,…
Justice Ibrahim Buba of the Federal High Court, Lagos onNovember 13, admitted MT Anuket Emerald, a vessel allegedly used for illegal dealing in petroleum product as exhibit. Justice Buba alongside the prosecution counsel, Rotimi Oyedepo, the defence counsel, Babajide Koku, SAN and the captain of the vessel, Pakhladzhian Artur, were at the Nigeria Navy Beecroft to inspect the vessel where it was admitted as exhibit. During the inspection, Abdulahi Alaya, a Senior Detective Superintendent of the EFCC testified that MT Anuket Emerald with the International Maritime Organisation, IMO number 9393644 was the vessel and that it had petroleum products onboard. The…
Justice E.S Chukwu of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 admitted as evidence, a compact disc (CD) tendered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to the effect that the statements of Imaobong Akon Esu-Nte, an accountant with the Nigeria Prison Service and five others being prosecuted by the agency were voluntarily rendered. Esu-Nte (Alias Imaobong Akon Esu-Nte); Olukolade Olabamiji, a Businessman; Mohammed Abdulkadir, a banker and their 3 companies- Royal Mall Nigeria Limited, Transferase Ventures, I.D Integrated Petroleum are standing trial on an 11-count charge bordering on conspiracy, forgery, abuse of…