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Rasheedat A. Okoduwa
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March 25, 2019

Arraigment of Top Customs Bosses Stalled over Poor Health

The scheduled arraignment of former Comptroller General of Customs, Abdullahi Inde Dikko by Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) could not hold due to the poor health condition of his Assistant Comptroller in charge of finance, Garba Makarfi.

Dikko, Makarfi and Umar Husseini are facing multiple charges that include defrauding the Managing Director of Cambial Limited, Mr. Yemi Obadeyi of N1.1 billion.

The trio is to appear before Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court in a 10-count charge bordering on abuse of office contrary to Section 19, 26 (1) (c) and 25 (1) (b) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000 and punishable under relevant sections of the same act.

Counsel to Makarfi, T. R. Agbanyi at the scheduled arraignment informed the court about the ill-health of his client, saying that he was on a medical treatment abroad, which then stalled the proceedings. He accordingly sought for an adjournment to enable his client recover and appear in court for the trial.

ICPC counsel, E. A. Shogunle did not oppose the application for adjournment but informed the court that the 3rd Defendant (Husseini) had been served personally but was excused from attending court because he was helping the prosecution to have Dikko served.

The matter was adjourned to 9th May 2019 to enable all the parties attend court for arraignment.

Signed:
Mrs. Rasheedat A. Okoduwa, mni
Spokesperson for the Commission.
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ICPC Visa fraud Case: Woman convicted for Forgery, Conspiracy

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Further to the efforts of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), to bring the scourge of visa racketeering to a halt, a Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, has convicted a woman, Awoke Nimota Omobolaji for falsification of documents in order to facilitate her United Kingdom (UK) visa application.

The convict was charged before Hon. Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court by ICPC on a 5-count charge bordering on forgery and conspiracy contrary to sections 13 , 17 (1)(c), 26(1)(c) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act 2000, and punishable under Section 68 of the same Act.

Awoke had received a forged Thomas Reuter invitation and Introduction Letter dated 14th May, 2018 from one Mr. Ijamilusi Ayodele who is currently at large, which she knew was fake, in order to process her UK visa application.

She also obtained a forged Thompson Reuter Limited, February pay slip, as part of the documents presented to the UK embassy with the intent that the British High Commission would act on it as genuine and grant her a UK visa.

The convict in a bid to fast-track the procurement of the visa claimed to be a strategic sales specialist for Thompson Reuter’s Nigeria office and presented the above-stated documents.

ICPC, on receiving intelligence report that Awoke had presented false and misleading documents, arrested her at the premises of the British High Commission’s office at 11, Walter Carrington Crescent, Victoria Island, Lagos State.

Further investigations also revealed that she had agreed to pay Ayodele the sum of N150, 000 to prepare the documents, and had made an initial payment of N50, 000 into his Guaranty Trust Bank account.

The judge, in her ruling, sentenced Awoke to a fine of N150,000, community service every Tuesday for six weeks in the court premises under the supervision of the court registrar and write a letter of apology to the British High Commission within 4 weeks and a copy of same submitted to the court.

Mrs. Rasheedat A. Okoduwa, mni
Spokesperson for the Commission

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