A House of Representatives candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Miss Oluwametomi Adetokunbo Adisa, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for allegedly obtaining the sum of N142, 029,000( One Hundred and Forty- Two Million, Twenty- Nine Thousand Naira only) from one businessman, Alhaji Isa Bello, by false pretence. The 37- year – old politician allegedly obtained building materials worth N142, 029,000( One Hundred and Forty-Two Million, Twenty-Nine Thousand Naira only) from Bello, in the guise of servicing a supply contract she had with a construction company. The materials comprised: 9,900 bags of cement, 381…
Author: Kunle Edun
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, March 19, 2015 arraigned one Jonathan Wallang and Bluehill Hotel Resort Limited before Justice Bello Kawo of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Kubwa, Abuja on a 4- count charge bordering on issuance of dud cheques to the tune of N35,000,000.00 ( Thirty-Five Million Naira). Wallang, who is the Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer, Bluehill Hotel Resort Limited, allegedly purchased a BMW X6 car for N22, 000,000.00( Twenty-Two Million Naira) and another Mercedes S63 for N28, 000,000.00( Twenty-Eight Million Naira) respectively from one Kefas Ropshik of Kefiano…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on March 19, 2015 arraigned Mohammed Ogbobio before Justice I. E Ekwo of the Federal High Court Yenagoa, Bayalsa State on a 5- count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence to the tune of Fifteen Million Four Hundred and Ninety Five Thousand Naira (N15, 495,000.00). He pleaded not guilty when the charge was read to him.Ogbobio allegedly posed as a member of the Bayelsa State Muslim Pilgrim Welfare Board and deceived Maigoro Safyanu and Ibrahim Abdullahi, from whom he collected the money in question, under the pretence that it would be…
The planned arraignment of Kwara State Commissioner for Information, Prince Olatunji Oyeyemi Moronfoye, and Ope Saraki, cousin to Bukola Saraki, former governor of Kwara State and Senior Special Adviser on Millennium Development Goals to Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, before Justice A.O Faji of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin could not go on today as the judge was reportedly ill. Though, Moronfoye, who served as Senior Special Adviser on Millennium Development Goals to Bukola Saraki, and Ope were in court, they could not take their pleas as the judge sent in words through one of his assistants that, he was…
The trial of a former Governor of Gombe State Danjuma Goje, continued today before Justice B.O Quadri of the Federal High Court sitting in Gombe, Gombe State, with the lead defence counsel, Adeniyi Akintola, SAN cross examining a prosecution witness, Solomon Okotie, an Assistant Superintendent of Police, on some of the exhibits tendered by the prosecution. However, prosecuting counsel, Wahab Shittu objected to the defence’s line of questioning, accusing Akintola, SAN, of abandoning the substance of the charge and preoccupying himself with matters peripheral.According to him, “The defence counsel is just a campaigner because he never addressed the charges against…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC today March 18, 2015 arraigned one Victor Udeh before Justice A.M Bayero of State High Court Kano on one count charge bordering on issuance of dud cheque to the tune of N2,300,000.00 ( two million, three hundred thousand naira ). Udeh who is the managing director of Vidoc Universal Concepts Limited Kano got a N2million facility from an old generation bank and was required to repay the loan along with the interest before May 30, 2012. He consequently issued a post dated cheque No. 2772654 (May 26, 2012) which, upon presentation, was returned…
Mohammed Bello Abubakar, former permanent secretary, Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Sokoto State, and Abubakar Abdullahi Ahmed, a former deputy director in the ministry, being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a 43-count charge bordering on conspiracy, forgery and money laundering, were on Wednesday, March 18, 2015 re-arraigned before Justice Rilwan Aikawa of the Federal High Court, Sokoto. The trial of the two civil servants, who are being prosecuted for evidently living beyond their means (as the extent of their assets is not commensurate with their legitimate source of income), actually began in May…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, March 16, 2015, secured another conviction, as the duo of Ugochuku Obi and Markel Daniel were sentenced to five years imprisonment without an option of fine by Justice M. A Onyetenu of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The convicts, were prosecuted on a two-count charge bordering on conspiracy and felony, following their arrest by officers of the Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) during a joint operation with the Nigerian Army in Port Harcourt, River State.Count one reads: ‘’That you Ugochuku Obi and Markel Daniel on or about…
The trial of Imaobong Akon Esu-Nte, Head, Capital Accounts Unit, Nigeria Prison Service commenced today March 17, 2015 before Justice Adegbola Adeniyi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Apo, Abuja, with the prosecution witness telling the court how the accused awarded multi-million naira contracts to her companies. First prosecution witness Sini Omar John, a Superintendent of Police with the EFCC, while being led in evidence by the prosecuting counsel, Aso Larrys Peters, told the court that Esu-Nte, during investigation, was found to be a civil servant on Grade Level 14 in the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation…
Justice A. M Bayero of Kano State High Court sitting in Kano on Tuesday, March 17, 2015 convicted and sentenced one Anas Usman Adam to eighteen months imprisonment on a 2-count charge of conspiracy and criminal breach of trust brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Adam was allegedly contacted by one Hajia Amina Abdulhamid Yakubu sometime in 2013 to help her secure three Saudi Arabia visas for the purpose of performing the lesser Hajj. According to the complainant, the visas allegedly procured by the convict, were all rejected upon presentation at the airport when it was…