Recently, the Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control, Dr. Paul Orhii, announced the ban on the sale of ogogoro across the country
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At the last hearing of the case, there was also a face-off between prosecutors from the office of the Attorney General of the Federation and the EFCC.
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The NDLEA filed a motion on notice pursuant to order 26 rules 2(1), order 32 rule 1 and 4 (1) of the Federal High Court civil procedure rules 2009, section 36 of the Constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, as amended, and under the inherent jurisdiction of the court
The EFCC told the trial judge, Justice A.O. Faaji, that Alase, a primary six certificate holder, started work at First Bank as a guard before he was promoted to the position of a cash assistant
For reasons connected to this, members of the National Union of Local Government Employees in the state had been on strike for over two
weeks over their backlog of unpaid salaries and allowances.
Hear the EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren: “We are happy that the incoming government is making the fight against corruption one of its cardinal objectives. Every Nigerian is happy about that. EFCC has been doing this for more than 11 years. We are proud of what the incoming administration wants to do
Kashamu had been seeking an order of the court restraining the defendants from giving effect to an alleged plot to abduct and forcibly transport him to the United States before his inauguration as a senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
At the resumed hearing on Monday, the EFCC counsel, Seidu Atteh, informed the court that the prosecution was closing its case after calling 16 witnesses who testified against the defendants
Until he was pardoned by the Nigerian government, it is on record that former Bayelsa State governor, DSP Alamieyeseigha was the first former state governor to be successfully prosecuted by the EFCC. Over N3billion which includes the proceeds realized from the sale of his properties has been returned to Bayelsa State. These properties include Chelsea Hotel, Abuja. Other real estate investment of Alamieyeseigha which accounts were frozen by the Commission include:
1. Plot 26 Dalhatu Close, Abacha Estate, Ikoyi
NAN also reports that the defendants had been previously arraigned on October 10, 2012 on a nine-count charge of conspiracy, obtaining money by false pretence, forgery and use of fake documents
One of the counts reads: “That you Chidi Alozie and another (now at large) between January 2014 and February 2014 at Port Harcourt within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court with intent to defraud did conspire among yourself to commit felony to wit: obtaining money by false pretence by disguising as a staff of Agip Oil Company and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 8 (a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act 2006 and punishable under Section 1 (3) of the same Act
The section states: “Any officer who wilfully absents for twenty one (21) consecutive days shall be guilty of the offence of desertion and shall be dismissed from the Commission as a deserter
One of the counts reads: “That you Obiejogo Raymond Azuka on or about the 11th day of August 2014 at Abuja within the jurisdiction of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, intentionally induced the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) to employ you as Account Officer II by presenting a forged reference letter titled “Reference on Obiejogo Raymond Azuka” purportedly made by the Honourable Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala recommending you as a worthy officer fit for employment and which act caused harm to the reputation of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) and that you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 320(b) and punishable under section 322 of the Penal Code CAP 532 LFN,1990
Festus Keyamo, the prosecuting counsel, told the court that Sylva fraudulently converted various sums of money belonging to Bayelsa State in an effort to conceal their illicit origins
One of the counts reads: “that you Mary Ozala, Nwokeke C. Chukwunonso, Shedrach Umeh (still at large), Uchenna Okpala (still at large) on or about the 7th day of August, 2013 at Ikeja within the Ikeja Judicial Division, with intent to defraud conspire to steal the sum of N2,000,000.00 (two million naira) property of Capital Field Investment and Trust Limited. by hacking into an email account of the company’s investor, one Ronke Okewole and fraudulently instructing Capital Investment and Trust Limited to withdraw the sum of N2,000,000.00 (two million naira) from Ronke Okewole’s account to credit the account of one Ezeigwe Chinenye Henrietta with Zenith Bank Plc. Account no. 2009811047″
The reasons for the establishment of the EFCC remains genuine and the case for the commission remains strong. However, the perceived use of the EFCC by the executive to muzzle or intimidate its real or perceived opponents into submission is a worrisome development that has diminished public confidence in the EFCC and raised questions about the government’s commitment to due process, accountability and transparency
After two years in court, the Judge ruled that there was no basis for the charges and consequently struck out the charges. He discharged Babalakin and other defendants. The court observed that the entire 27 charges did not contain any single charge that constituted an offence under the laws of Nigeria
Rather than allow them gain from the new government and nail senior officials of the Commission, a hurried disclaimer was designed to smear them and paint them as guilty. On Friday, the EFCC bought half-page space on two national daily newspapers, disclaiming Ibekaku and Nzekwe, a pastor, and a known non-compliant detective. The disclaimer announced that the two officers, who are in court over their forced exit from the organisation, are no longer in the service of the Commission
A police source said: “She married overseas and was brought to Nigeria by her husband. When she teamed up with Senator Nwobodo led gang of conmen, she made enough money in her first operation with them. She gave her husband N1 million out of the money to start a business, but he squandered it. This was the major reason she divorced him. She said her husband was not capable of taking care of her and the kids
He said the cadets, in the course of their training, received lectures from regulatory institutions such as the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, NDIC, and the Pension Commission