The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, July 1, 2015 arraigned Raymond Duke Haruna before Justice O.C Agbaza of Federal Capital Territory High Court Jabi on an 11-count charge bordering on issuance of dud cheque and obtaining money under false pretence to the tune of N20,000,000.Haruna, was alleged to have collected N20,000,000 from Godwin Maduka as payment for a plot of land at an estate in Wuye District of Abuja belonging to Dove House Investment, which is run by him. He however, breached the agreement as he was unable to get Maduka the plot of land for which…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday July 1, 2015, arraigned the duo of Osaze Akhigbe and Ndekwu Jindu before Justice Lawal Akapo of the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja on an 11-count charge bordering on conspiracy to obtain goods and money by false pretence.The defendants, Akhigbe and Jindu were arrested by the EFCC sometime in 2013 based on a petition from one Jolanta K, an American. Jolanta alleged that she met jindu, who introduced himself as a self-employed Caucasian pharmacist, online in June 2012. Impressed by his profile she “fell in love” with him, and both agreed…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today received with shock, the ruling of Justice Rita Ofili- Ajumogobia of the Federal High Court Lagos, acquitting Mr. Femi Fani-kayode, a former minister of aviation, of the two count charge of money laundering preferred against him by the Commission.The Commission is making effort to obtain a Certified True Copy of the ruling, to enable it respond appropriately after careful review of the judgment. Media & Publicity1st July, 2015
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has rounded up two officials of the VIP Express Tourism Limited, a travel agency that is alleged to have swindled hundreds of Nigerians to the tune of N70million. The two officials, Banabas Magi, Accountant, and Owoseli Samuel, General Manager, were picked up on Monday, June 29, 2015 and are currently being detained by the Commission.Victims of the travel agency had on June 5, 2015, petitioned the EFCC. alleging that they’ve been defrauded by the company, which claimed to provide tourism services to Nigerians by providing holiday vacation accommodation to them at resorts in…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC will on September 15, 2015 re-arraign Julius Ola Peters, Emeka Iloegbunam, Ijeoma David Alanza, Jonathan Wallang and Dinijocs Nigeria Limited before Justice Ishaq U. Bello of Federal Capital Territory High Court Maitama on a twelve count charge bordering on forgery and obtaining money under false pretences to the tune of N207, 000, 000,000 (two hundred and seven billion naira). Ola Peters and Iloegbunam, former President and Vice President respectively of the NLNG Staff Bonny Co-operative Investment and Credit Society Limited, alongside Ijeoma David Alanza and Dinijocs Nigeria Limited, fleeced members of the Cooperatives…
Justice Abubakar Talba of the Federal Capital Territory High Court today rejected a plea bargain proposal mooted by persons accused of complicity in stealing pension funds.brahim Ahmed Mazangari, Muhammed Sani Suleiman, Hajiya Fatima Mazangari, Saleh Yerima Tsojon and Xangee Technologies Limited were to be arraigned by the EFCC on a 29-count charge bordering on staeling and obtaining by false pretence but the arraignment could not proceed owing to the absence of the 3rd accused, Fatimah Mazangari, whose counsel, Ibrahim Salau claimed, is very sick. He consequently pleaded for a short adjournment to allow his client recover and be present in…
Justice J.T Tsoho of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State has withdrawn from the trial of the Chairman of Bi- Courtney Highways Services, Mr. Wale Babalakin.His withdrawal from the case followed a letter written to the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court by Babalakin, through his counsel, Abiodun Layonu, SAN, expressing fears that his fundamental human rights may not be protected by the judge. He is, consequently seeking the reassignment of the case to another Judge. While delivering his ruling on the said letter, the Judge said he had no option than to hands off the case,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, June 29, 2015 arraigned Yau Mohammed Gital, Shuaibu Yakubu, Jibiril M. Tahir and Jibmir Ventures Nigeria Limited before Justice Abubakar Talba of the FCT High Court Gudu, Abuja, on a 10-count charge bordering on obtaining money under false pretence, conspiracy and forgery to the tune of N192,000,000 (one hundred and ninety-two million naira).Gital, a former Chief of Staff to the FCT minister and member of the Land Allocation Committee, Federal Capital Territory Administration, allegedly conspired with Shuaibu Yakubu, a former special assistant to the Chief of Staff, Jibril M. Tahir, the…
Hearing of an alleged case of wrongful dismissal brought against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, by one Juliet Ibekaku, a former assistant director, Legal and Prosecution, before Justice Babatunde A. Adejumo of the National Industrial Court, NIC, continued Monday, June 29, 2015 with Ibekaku telling the court that, the Commission has the power to transfer any of its employees for better performance.Ibekaku, while being cross-examined today by counsel to the EFCC, Mela A. Nunghe, told the court that, “I am liable to be transferred as an employee of the respondent.” “In the course of my sojourn of service…
Accused persons in the over N8billion currency recycling fraud at the Central Bank of Nigeria, today asked the trial judge, Justice Olayinka Faji of the Federal High Court, Ibadan, Oyo State to hands off the case for the matter be reassigned to another judge by the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court. Though the matter was slated for commencement of trial, trial was stalled as counsel to the second and third accused persons, Barrister Olalekan Ojo told the court that it was doubtful his client will get fair hearing from the trial judge. Ojo,informed the court that he had…