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Tony Orilade
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November 13, 2018
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EFCC Intercepts N211m Worth of Gold at Lagos Airport

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have intercepted gold worth about N211 million being illegally transported through the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos en route Dubai.

Following intelligence report, the operatives on November 9, 2018 uncovered the gold weighing about 35kg just at the point of departure of a suspect currently in the EFCC’s custody.

Investigations are currently ongoing to unravel his accomplice behind the illegal movement of the goods. Meanwhile, the suspect is cooperating with operatives.

It will be recalled that the EFCC also in March 2017 intercepted bags containing a total of N49 million being illegally transported out of the country through the Kaduna International Airport.

Tony Orilade
Ag. Head, Media & Publicity

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EFCC Re-arraigns Ex-Air Chief, Amosu, Others for N21bn Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, November 13, 2018, re-arraigned a former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Adesina Amosu (retd.) and two others before Justice C. J. Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos on an amended 13-count charge bordering on money laundering to the tune of N21bn.

Amosu is facing trial alongside Air Vice Marshal Jacob Bola Adigun, a former Chief of Accounts and Budgeting, and Air Commodore Gbadebo Owodunni, a former Director of Finance and Budgeting , for alleged conspiracy and conversion of the funds belonging to the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, to their personal use.

Counsel to the defendants had, at the last adjourned sitting on November 6, 2018, argued that parties that are no longer part of the amended charge should be withdrawn and acquitted before the amended charge could be read to the defendants.

However, Justice Aneke, earlier in his ruling at today’s sitting, dismissed an application by the defendants seeking to dismiss and acquit the fourth to 11th defendants on the grounds that their names were not included in the amended charge.

The Judge also ordered the defendants to take their pleas.

Based on the ruling of the Court, the prosecution counsel, Nnemeka Omewa, told the court that the EFCC had a 13- count amended charge, dated October 15, 2018 and prayed the court for the charge to be read to the defendants.

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One of the counts reads: “That you, Air Marshal Adesola Amosun Nunayon (RTD) Air Vice Marshal Jacob Bola Adigun and Air Commodore Gbadebo Owodunni Olugbenga, on or about the 5th day of March, 2014 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honorable court conspired amongst yourselves to convert the total sum of N21,467,634,707.43(Twenty One Billion, Four Hundred and sixty seven Million, Six Hundred and Thirty Four Thousand, seven Hundred and Seven Naira, forty three Kobo), property of the Nigerian Air Force which you sum you reasonably ought to have known forms part of proceeds of your unlawful activities to wit: criminal breach of trust,and hereby Committed an offence contrary to section 18(a) of the Money Laundering ( prohibition) Act, 2011( as amended) and punishable under section 15(3) of the same Act.”
The defendants pleaded not guilty to the charge preferred against them.
In view of their pleas, the prosecution counsel pleaded with the court to allow him to present his first witness.
However, in his response, the defence counsel, Rotimi Oguneso, prayed the court to allow his clients to continue to enjoy the existing bail conditions granted them and to adjourn the matter to Wednesday, November 14, 2018 for continuation of trial.
Justice Aneke, after listening to both counsels, granted the defendants bail on the ealier conditions granted them and adjourned the matter to November 14, 2018 for continuation of trial.

Tony Orilade
Ag. Head, Media & Publicity
13th November, 2018

Pension Fraud: EFCC Secures Interim Forfeiture of N397m

Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of a Federal High Court, Abuja, has ordered the interim forfeiture to the Federal Government the sum of N357,206,311.15, $91,955.38 (N33, 411, 987.32) and £15,050 (N7, 040 , 841.5) stashed in two commercial banks, and which are believed to be proceeds of pension fraud.

The judge had on October 26, 2018 issued the order of interim forfeiture for the monies domiciled in Zenith Bank and Skye Bank (now Polaris Bank), following an ex-parte summons by the EFCC dated October 3, 2018 and filed on October 5, 2018. The EFCC had in the course of investigating a pension fraud case, traced to the monies to the accounts of Tahir Yusuf and Bitmas Enterprises.

The judge has also directed that the Commission publish the notice of the order in any national daily newspaper and on the EFCC’s website.

Justice Ojukwu held that: “Any such persons or bodies, who may be affected by this order is at liberty within 14 days of the said publication to apply for a Motion on Notice to the Court on such justifiable grounds, to show cause why a final order of forfeiture should not be made.”

The matter has been fixed for November 28, 2018 for “report/hearing of order show cause”.

Tony Orilade
Ag. Head, Media & Publicity

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