Onoja said this in Lagos at the public presentation of a report entitled: “Letting the Big Fish Swim: How Those Accused of High-Level Corruption are Getting Away with their Crimes and Profiting from Nigeria’s Legacy of Impunity’’.
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Ochekpe, and the two others – Raymond Dabo, former Plateau PDP Chairman, and Leo Sunday Jatau, Coordinator of the President Goodluck Johnathan campaign in Plateau – are being tried by EFCC for allegedly collecting N450 million from former petrol minister Dieseni Alison, in 2015.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on October 20, 2017 filed an ex parte application praying the court for an order of interim forfeiture of some properties belonging to the former First Lady.
Daura said this before the Senate ad-hoc committee, adding that the method, which he described as brawn instead of brain, deployed by EFCC under Magu, is a Gestapo style that belongs to dictatorial regimes.
The Acting Director General of the Agency, Ambassador Mohammed Dauda, gave the reasons before a Senate ad hoc committee.
Oluwafemi Olabisi, the prosecutor, made the assertion before a Federal High Court in Lagos when the case came up for trial.
The partnership will beam searchlights on defaulting taxpayers who also refused to rely on the Federal Government’s tax amnesty programme, Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme, to offset their tax liabilities.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Shema along with the three others were arraigned on a 24-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust, criminal conspiracy, fraud and using forged documents.
Uwujaren said the suspect was arrested at Masaka in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State on Saturday for currency counterfeiting.
The suspension of the affected officials by the newly-inaugurated board was in connection with the ongoing probe of the finances of NEMA by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
Addressing newsmen, Adewuyi said the impounded vessels were laden with about 120 tons of product suspected to be illegally refined Automated Gasoline Oil.
In a petition addressed to the acting Chairman of the anti-graft agency, Ibrahim Magu, and signed by CSNAC’s Chairman, Olanrewaju Suraju, the Network said the EFCC should probe the Minister where necessary to ensure that all loopholes that encourage corrupt practices in the communication ministry and sector as a whole are blocked and prevented.
The witness, a staff of Diamond Bank plc, was subpoenaed for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to give evidence in the suit.
She made this known while testifying against former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Usman Jubrin(retired), Rear Admiral Bala Msheila (retired ), Rear Admiral Shehu Ahmadu (retired ) and Harbour Bay International Limited before the court presided over by Justice Umar Sadiq.
Chairman of the committee, Senator Francis Alimikhena, laid the report before the lawmakers during plenary.
The youths, led by Comrade Shina Awopeju, Coordinator, and Comrade Tetteh Ebenezer, Secretary, handed over copies of alleged financial misappropriation to the officers at the commission, with a vow to ensuring accountability and transparency in the running of the institution founded about four years ago.
The witness, who was subpoenaed for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, gave the evidence in the ongoing trial of Orji Uzor Kalu, former Abia governor, before a Federal High Court in Lagos.
The News Agency of Nigeria judiciary correspondent reports that Adedokun, who is doing time for fraud-related offences was slammed with fresh 18-count fraud charge by the anti-graft agency.
Its Acting Chairman, Ibrahim Magu, stated this in Enugu on Monday, according to a statement by the commission’s spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren.
Dudafa made the assertion under cross examination in a suit filed by Mrs Jonathan, seeking to vacate a “no debit” order placed on her account containing 15.5 million dollars (N5.5 billion) domiciled with Skye Bank.