Pension Scam: Veronica Onyegbula Cashed 303 Cheques – Witness

[Shola Sholaz]

The FCT High Court on Thursday heard that an accused, Veronica Onyegbula, allegedly cashed 303 cheques in the name of the Director Police Pension Office.
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A witness, Mr Julius Adebulu, an Internal Auditor at the Police Pension Office, told Justice Husseini Baba- Yusuf, that the cheques were drawn in the name of Uzoma Attang and Onyegbula.
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The EFCC had on April 10, arraigned Uzoma Attang, Esai Dangabar, Atiku Kigo, Ahmed Wada, Onyegbula, Sani Zira and Christian Madubuke, over their involvement in the police pension scam.
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They took their pleas on an amended 20 count charge that borders on criminal breach of trust, which contravened 315 of the Penal Code.
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Led in evidence by Mr Rotimi Jacobs, the Counsel to EFCC, Adebulu alleged that the cheques were drawn in the range of 500,000 to 4.9 million.
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He told the court that before September 2009, the Police Pension Office made payments in forms of cheques and cash in the names of retirees who provided Letters of Identification.