A Federal High Court sitting in Benin, Edo State today reserved ruling in the N25billion money laundering and abuse of office charge brought against Micheal Igbinedion and Charles Eboigbodin by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for January 30, 2015.Justice J. Liman on Friday November 14, 2014, fixed the January 30 date for judgement after the adoption of written addresses by counsel: Rotimi Jacob SAN for the prosecution and Mike Ozekhome SAN, Ricky Tafa SAN and Barr. Richard O. Ahonaruogo for the accused persons The accused persons along with their companies: Gava Corporation Limited; Romrig Nigeria Limited; PML Securities…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, November 14, 2014 arraigned one Mrs Akon Esu-Nte (Alias Imaobong Akon Esu-Nte), an accountant with the Nigeria Prison Service, before Justice Olukayode Adeniyi of the FCT High Court, Apo, Abuja, on a 6-count charge bordering on fraud, stealing and abuse of office.Esu-Nte is alleged to have abused her office by stealing over N83 million of prisons funds with which she acquired exotic cars and different properties across FCT while earning a monthly salary of N121, 460 as a level 14 officer. Esu-Nte is also alleged to be a signatory to the…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday, November 14, 2014 arraigned one Haililu Mohammed Jega, and his company, Suab Nigeria Limited before Justice O. A. Adeniyi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Apo, Abuja on one count charge bordering on fraud and obtaining by false pretence.Jega is alleged to have defrauded one Abuabakar Mohammed of N21, 150,000, (twenty one million, hundred and fifty thousand Naira) under the pretence of selling his shop at Wuse Market to him. The accused had hoodwinked Mohammed into paying the said amount to his Unity Bank account before he could take ownership of…
A 70-year-old man, Adebola Oyewole Asiwaju, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for allegedly attempting to fraudulently sell the shares of one Olalere Sunday Oladosu.To perfect the scam, the suspect allegedly forged documents and opened a bank account in a new generation bank, with the assumed name of “Olalere Sunday Oladosu”. Then, he proceeded to instruct Marina Securities, a brokerage, to dispose of 1.7million units of Zenith Bank shares valued at N42million and remit the proceeds to the account he opened with the new generation bank.The lid on the scam was lifted when a routine…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will tomorrow Friday November 14, 2014 arraign Mrs. Imaobong. Akon Esu- Nte, the Head of Capital Accounts Unit of the Nigerian Prison Service before a Federal Capital Territory High Court (21), Apo, on charges bordering on stealing and money laundering.Esu- Nte, was first arrested by the anti-graft agency in May, following suspicious lodgments of about N200 million into her accounts. The suspect, who is a grade level 14 officer, was seconded to the Nigerian Prison Service from the Federal Ministry of Finance. Media & Publicity 13th November, 2014
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday November 13, 2014 arraigned one Collins Masadey and his company, Coomy Automobiles Limited before Justice Salisu Garba of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja on one count charge bordering on issuance of dud cheque.The accused is alleged to have received the sum of N10 million from Hybridge Technical Company Limited Abuja for the supply of motor vehicles. Only one vehicle was supplied leaving a balance of N7.2 million. After much pressure to refund the balance, the accused issued a cheque for the sum of N5,200,000 which bounced on presentation…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday November 13, 2014 arraigned the Director General of the Delta State Direct Labour Agency, DLA, Emmanuel Odafe Igbini before Justice U. Agomoh of the Federal High Court Port Harcourt, River State on a 3- count charge bordering on false declaration of assets.Count one of the charge reads, “that you Emmanuel Odafe Igbini on or about 13th November, 2013 at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, South-South Zonal Office, No. 6A Olumeni Street, Old GRA, Off Forces Avenue, Port Harcourt within the jurisdiction of this honourable court knowingly failed to make full…
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Lamorde has charged the media to improve the current narrative on the Commission by paying attention to all cases being investigated or prosecuted by the EFCC.Lamorde who spoke at the opening of a one day workshop on Effective Reporting of Financial Crimes for journalists drawn from the five south eastern states at Golden Villa Hotels and suites, Enugu on Monday, November 10, 2014, described as erroneous, the perception by a section of the media that the Commission was maintaining a low profile. He implored the media not to be…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, today November 12, 2014 arraigned one Babayo Usman before Justice Faruk Lawal of State High Court Kano on one count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust.The accused is alleged to have defrauded one Alhaji Yawale Patiskum whom he met sometime in November, 2014 and collected two vehicles valued at N1.9million from him for sale in Wukari, Taraba State, but failed to remit the money or return the vehicles to the dealer.The count reads “ That you Babayo Usman sometime in November, 2011 at Kano within the jurisdiction of the High Court of…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, on November 10, 2014 arraigned one Badamasi Alhassan before Justice Fatu Riman of Federal High Court Kano on a 3-count charge bordering possession of counterfeit currencies.The accused was arrested in November, 2013 by the Operatives of the Department of State Service, DSS, in a sting operation, following a report alleging that the accused was circulating counterfeit one thousand Naira notes in the country. Count one of the charge reads,”That you Badamasi Alhassan on or about the 23rd November, 2013 in Kano within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court had in your possession…
A suspected fraudster, Adekunle Balogun a.k.a Malan Salihu, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over fraudulent dealings involving the sum of $1million USD.The 44- year- old Ordinary Diploma certificate holder in Textile and Polymer Technology was picked up by operatives of the Commission in Lagos for allegedly duping one Precious Chukwuma Emelue of N100, 000,000.00 (One Hundred Million Naira only) by deceiving him into believing that, he would assist him in retrieving a sum of $1,000,000.00(One Million United States Dollars) from a Pakistani bank: Kan-Cern Limited, which payment was allegedly stopped by the International Monetary…
To ensure effective discharge of its mandate, the Special Control Unit against Money Laundering, SCUML, of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in conjunction with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, UNODC, and the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria, CIBN has commenced a 10-day training workshop for its staff.The training program which is holding at the EFCC Academy, Karu, Abuja is aimed at equipping personnel with the latest trends in the enforcement of the Anti-Money Laundering/Combating the Financing of Terrorism, AML/CFT, regime globally.At the opening ceremony of the program on Monday, November 10, 2014, Emmanuel Aremo,…
Justice E.S Chukwu of the Federal High Court, Abuja today November 7, 2014 granted bail to a former managing director, Nigeria Security Minting and Printing Company, NSMPC, Ehidiamhem Okoyomon on stringent conditions.Okoyomon is facing extradition proceeding instituted against him by the office of Attorney General of the Federation, following a request by the UK government. The former Mint boss is wanted in the UK over his alleged role in the bribery scandal involving officials of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, the Nigeria Security Minting and Printing Company, NSMPC, and Securency International Pty of Australia, between 2006 and 2008. At the…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, November 7, 2014 arraigned Kebbi State Accountant-General, Alhaji Mohammed Arzika Dakingari and Musa Yusuf, Managing Director, Beal Construction Nigeria Limited before Justice Sabiu Bala of Kebbi State High Court, Birnin-Kebbi on a 20-count charge bordering on conspiracy, obtaining by false pretence and abuse of office.Dakingari, among other things allegedly used his office as the Accountant-General, Kebbi State to fraudulently enrich himself. Particulars of count four of the charge reads: “That you Alhaji Mohammed Arzika Dakingari being the Accountant-General of Kebbi State , on or about 2nd May, 2013 in Kebbi State…
A suspected fraudster, who defrauded a group of Bureau de Change operators of $18,600,290 USD and disappeared after he was granted administrative bail by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been re-arrested. Alhaji Saidu Hashim was picked up by operatives of the Commission from his hide out in Lagos.Alhaji Hashim who is the owner of Amjigar Bureau de Change Limited alongside one Ahmed Bashir allegedly defrauded a group of 52 bureaux de change operating under the aegis of Association of Creditors of Amjigar Bureau de Change, of the sum of $18,600,290 (Eighteen Million, Six Hundred Thousand, Two Hundred…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, on Thursday November 6, 2014, arraigned the duo of Alhaji Suraj A.S Mai Bargo and Alhaji Tijjani Iliyasu Hudu alongside S.A.S General Enterprises Nigeria Limited before Justice Faruk Lawal of Kano State High Court on a 2-count charge bordering on conspiracy and obtaining by false pretence.The first accused, Mai Bargo, who is an agent to the second accused, Iliyasu Hudu sometime in May 2012, allegedly sold a plot of land to one Umar Ahmed Gwale at Gaida Farm in kano for the sum of one million naira only (N1, 000,000) and issued a…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) today arraigned the duo of Muhammed Abubakar Alfa and Franklin Uche before Justice Dije Aboki of Kano High Court on a 39-count charge bordering on conspiracy, possession of fake document and obtaining by false pretence.The accused persons allegedly defrauded one Ambassador Abdullah Musa, a Libyan, of the sum of N13, 000,000.00 (thirteen million Naira). The duo were said to have met their victim through one of his Nigerian business associates, a certain Muktar Ahmed, and sold to him, via telephone, a proposal to supply him crude oil from Nigeria. The unsuspecting Ambassador received…
Minister of Aviation, Chief Osita Chidoka has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to collaborate with the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, in ridding the nation’s airports of Low level corruption.He made the call on Thursday, November 6, 2014, at the Anti- Corruption Sensitization Programme organized for staff of FAAN by the EFCC. According to him, corruption among airports’ low-cadre operators was pervasive and should be checked. “What we need to fight is low level corruption in airports. If we reduce low level corruption in the system, we will improve on the perception of people about…
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Lamorde has delivered on his promise to re- professionalise the anti-graft agency in its fight against economic and financial crimes in the country.This assertion was made on Wednesday, Novembetr 5, 2014 by Wilson Uwujaren, Head, Media and Publicity of the Commission during a media briefing with journalists. Uwujaren stated that Lamorde’s promise to tackle issues of integrity and professionalism in the Commission has been accomplished with the acquisition of Polygraph machine and training of personnel to manage it.“One of the strategies which he promised to deploy in tackling the issue of…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, on Wednesday, November 5, 2014 arraigned Phina Chidi, a former Assistant Director, Pension Department, Office of the Head of Service of the Federation of Nigeria, Franklin Nwankwo and Pam Investment Properties before Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Federal High Court on a 15-count charge of obtaining by false pretence and money laundering to the tune of N1,638,960,125.75 ( one billion, six hundred and thirty eighty million, nine hundred and sixty thousand, one hundred and twenty five naira, seventy five kobo) and $2,000,000.00 (two million US dollars).It will be recalled that, Chidi was initially…