According to the EFCC prosecutor, Francis Usani, the accused had conspired with one Victor Kowo, now at large, to commit the offence
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Counsel to the 2nd, 3rd and 4th accused persons also aligned themselves with the argument of the counsel to the 1st accused person
The offence is contrary to Section 311 of the Penal Code and punishable under Section 312 of the same Code
Bulus’ undoing was his insistence to further milk the senator after collecting N5 million sent to him in two installments through the account name, Venman Vincent Bulus, with number 30775681
The NFF stalwart was arrested by the commission in Lagos on Monday for allegedly being an accomplice in a money laundering case
The trio, who are former General Manager, Accountant and Store Keeper respectively of the Katsina Flour Mills Limited, allegedly conspired among themselves and embezzled N19,667,187 from the company between January 2011 and April 2012
The vessel, MT Swordfish, comprising two barges, was confiscated, while three crew members and two staff of Liberty Jetty Elegbata, Marina, Lagos, where the vessel was harboured, and 20 others were arrested
Count one of the charges reads: “That you, Orimogunje on or about the 24th day of December 2012, at Lagos within the Ikeja Judiciary Division knowingly made false documents titled “The Nigeria Police – Scam Report” with intent that it may be used or acted on as genuine to the prejudice of one Mrs. Andreas Nachtmann and one Mr. Andre Thys
One of the charges reads: “That you Justice Amadi Nsirim and one Humphrey Amadi now at large on or about the 15th of September, 2011 at Port Harcourt judicial division with intent to defraud, induced one Solomon Egbo to pay the sum of N10,440,000.00 (Ten Million and Four Hundred and Forty Thousand Naira) under the false pretence of selling to him a building and an adjourning plot of land situate at No. 80 Igwurutu Road by Rumuokwurusi Road……….
The suspect, who had been parading himself as a retired General in the Nigerian Army, was arraigned on June 1, 2012 on a six-count charge of obtaining money under false pretence but was granted bail by the court on 27th July, 2012 and thereafter jumped bail.
The warrant issued by Justice M. Oniyangi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court for the accused and his surety could not be executed as their whereabouts remain unknown
The accused, a retired Assistant Director with the Federal Capital Development Authority, who also owns GYANO International Limited, is alleged to have defrauded one Uche Christian Okoli, an estate agent of N28,505,000 under the pretext that he had three plots of land for sale in Abuja
The accused persons, who pleaded not guilty to the charge, are among nine civil servants who allegedly conspired and used “third parties” to siphon monies meant for pensioners across the country
He was charged to court, alongside two other oil marketers, Opeyemi Ajuyah and Olarenwaju Olalusi, and their companies, Majope Investment Limited and Axenergy Limited
However, counsel to the accused person, C.O. Achilike, presented an oral bail application, which was not opposed by the prosecution
The suspects – Joseph Amaechi, Israel Friday, Ubadia Francis, Abayomi Adebisi, Abdullahi Idris, Samuel Job, Onah Peter Ode, Sabo Tasha Hassan, Abdullahi Moh’d, Abubakar Abdulkadir, Ehiogu Paul, Ibrahim Saidu, Garba Mohammed and Bartholomew Onyema – were arrested at a military checkpoint at Toto, Nasarawa State by officers of the 177 Guards Battalion of the Nigerian Army, while attempting to transport 14 trailer loads of crude oil to the Northern states
The duo, who were employees of Vanguard Media Limited, are alleged to have stolen N2,024,795 from their employer and, thereby, committed an offence punishable under Section 287 of the Penal Code Act cap 532 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004
The arrest of the former governor is sequel to his refusal to honour invitations by the Commission.
Obinna C. Onyekwelu, Emmanuel Ngwu, Ogunjimi Charles (at large) and Onyia Fidelia (at large) are alleged to belong to a syndicate, which extorts money from unsuspecting Nigerians under the pretext of helping them secure employment with the Federal Government
Sanni, a chartered accountant and operator of SIDAW Ventures, a bureau de change, was alleged to have fraudulently transferred various sums of money from more than seven customers of the former Intercontinental Bank into the account of SIDAW Ventures owned and operated by him without the customers’ consent, while Atoyebi was docked for allowing his passport-sized photograph and name to be used to open an account by SIDAW Ventures Limited in the name of Akanmu Babatunde
Aside from enforcing compliance with regulations, Angela Nworgu, Head SCUML, said the intelligence-driven raid is aimed at uncovering the beneficiaries of entities that could be used to launder money within and outside Nigeria