Justice Liman granted the accused persons bail in the sum of N1 million each and two sureties in like sum
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Bello confessed that he collaborated with one Nelson Ndukwe and one Chief Okafor, who are presently at large, to defraud Mrs. Orji by employing trumped up charges that she is being investigated
Lamido was arrested by operatives of the EFCC at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport Kano on December 11, 2012 on his way to Cairo, Egypt
Na-Allah, 65, was arraigned before Justice Riman on January 14, 2013 for allegedly duping two of his clients to the tune of N50 million and using the proceeds to acquire a palatial mansion in Kano
The presiding judge, Justice M.N. Oniyangi, ordered their remand in prison custody until February 8, 2013 when their plea for bail would be taken
At the point of arrest, the fraudsters had in their possession 45 laptops of different make, 28 telephone sets, eight internet mobile modems and one Nissan car with registration number USL 375 AG
The accused person allegedly issued two dud cheques worth N17.5 million to one Claire Uzoamaka Arinze in March, 2012
The judge, after listening to the argument of both parties, granted the accused persons bail in the sum of N500,000 each and one surety in like sum
It will be recalled that Yusufu was among six top officials of the Police Pension Office arraigned by the EFCC on March 29, 2012, on 16-count criminal charges bordering on conspiracy and criminal breach of trust
He was accused of not declaring his interest in a company, SY-A Global Services Limited, incorporated by him and solely owned by him and members of his immediate family
Before Monday’s sentence, the court had empowered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to seize the property of the accused, which were believed to be proceeds of the illegal diversion of pension funds
While Maduakonam was travelling to Dubai, United Arab Emirates with $200,000.00, which he failed to declare, Istanbul, Turkey-bound David declared only $5,000 out of $40,050 in his possession
Olayinka Sanni, Oyebode Atoyebi and Sidaw Ventures were recently arrested over a case of conspiracy, stealing and forgery, amounting to about N1.5 billion
The attachment of the property is the fall out of continued efforts by the anti-graft agency to trace, find and seize properties that were suspected to have been acquired with stolen funds by Ibori
In his ruling, Justice B.O Quadri dismissed the application for lack of merit
The accused persons pleaded not guilty to the charges
Alaba allegedly obtained the sum from one Olutoyin Ogundipe by falsely representing to her that the money represented the cost of rent for a three bedroom flat located at Plot 8, Oladimeji Alo Street, Lekki Phase One, Lagos
He was arrested on November 7, 2012 by operatives of the commission as he prepared to board a Dubai, United Arab Emirates bound Ethiopian airline, at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja when he declared the sum of $45,000 but a search revealed additional $143,858
The charge was read to the accused in English and eventually translated into Hausa, his preferred language
At Tuesday’s sitting, the defence team, led by Chris Uche, SAN, drew the court’s attention to the letter written to the Chief Justice of the Federation for change of venue and transfer of the case from the present court in Gombe to Abuja or any other jurisdiction outside Gombe State for security reasons