Justice Okon Abang, who gave the ruling, adjourned the matter till November 5 for continuation of trial.
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The witness, an investigator with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, gave evidence at the resumed trial of a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, and some others facing N4.6 billion money laundering charge.
The suspect allegedly approached one Ibrahim Ringim Haruna, Chief Executive Officer of Pyramid Supplied Services Limited, a distributor of pasta products, with claims that his council needed pasta products for distribution to its citizens.
EFCC’s Spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, said the suspects were arrested at Eura Hostel, Naze-Obibiezena Road, Nekede and Bloomnesdays Plaza Hostel, Nekede in Owerri, Imo State.
The Port Harcourt Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday arrested a fake IBRAHIM MAGU who has been using the name of the EFCC boss to harass and blackmail bigwigs at the Niger Delta Development Commission for bribes to ‘Kill’ phantom corruption investigations.
This was contained in a statement signed by the commission’s spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, and made available to newsmen on Friday in Ibadan, Oyo State.
Security in and around the Federal High Court, Abuja, was on Friday beefed up by operatives of the Economic Financial Crimes Commission as Abdulrasheed Maina, former Chairman, Pension Reform Task Team, is to be arraigned.
EFCC Counsel, Rotimi Jacobs, SAN, made the statement at the resumed trial of Fayose facing charges bordering on N6.9billion fraud in a Federal High Court in Lagos.
Iwu is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on four counts bordering on the offence.
This comes as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is set to arraign him on October 25, 2019 before Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja.
Justice Liman gave the order following an application filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission through its counsel, Rotimi Oyedepo.
The prosecution on Wednesday, tendered as exhibit before a Federal High Court Lagos, an IPhone and Laptop belonging to Nigerian Musician, Azeez Fashola, a. k. a Naira Marley facing fraud charges.
The defendant had in a case preferred against him by EFCC entered the witness box with a long small red bag, hanging across his left shoulder down to his right waist.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission prosecuted Kalu, his former Commissioner for Finance, Ude Udeogo, and a Company, Slok Nigeria Ltd., on the alleged offences.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had preferred an 11-count charge against the musician bordering on conspiracy, possession of counterfeit cards, and fraud.
The suspects, Precious Ibegbulem, Michael Odishi,Ebuka Kenneth, Akabuke Beluolisa, Chibueze Ezeagwu, Nnamdi Maduekwe, Kingsley Orazulike, Linda Chidera and Uche Nwosu were arrested following an intelligence report about their lifestyle and suspected criminal activities.
The bail was revoked following a mild drama in court when Mfon refused to open his passworded mobile phone (Tecno Spark 3) to enable the court compare pictures of him wearing military uniforms snapped with his phone and the ones printed from the phone, which were presented by the second prosecution witness in the case, Suleiman Abba.
Orie was arrested on August 23, 2019 based on intelligence regarding his fraudulent activities.
The constituency projects involved the provision of Strategic Empowerment Programme in Akko, Gombe State; conduct of Pilot Seasonal Intervention Programme in Vandeikya/Konshisha, Benue State; provision of Strategic Empowerment Programme in Katsina-Ala/Logo/Ukum, Benue State; Intervention Programme for Ailing Enterprises in Vaneikya/Konshisha, Benue State; and the supply of motorcycles in Kiyawa, Jigawa State.
The raid led to the arrest of 94 suspects and confiscation of 19 exotic cars, laptops, scores of sophisticated mobile phones and other items.