EFCC Opens Case of 20 Count Charges Against Ex-Central Bank Gov. Emefiele
The EFCC’s first witness, Onyeka Ogbu, a deputy director in CBN’s branch operations, testified that $6.2 million was earmarked for international election observers.
The EFCC’s first witness, Onyeka Ogbu, a deputy director in CBN’s branch operations, testified that $6.2 million was earmarked for international election observers.
The focus of the EFCC’s probe includes a series of grave accusations, such as conspiracy, abuse of office, diversion of public funds, contract inflation, criminal breach of trust, and money laundering.
The EFCC disclosed that the Faith On The Rock Ministry International’s leader is accused of deceiving individuals by promoting a non-existent intervention scheme through his NGO, Theobarth Global Foundation.
The Force, through its Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Alagbon, in Ikoyi, Lagos State, said the duo of Onyeabuchi Okafor and Jasmine Okekeagwu, allegedly conspired to commit the crime.
“The CEOs and MDs of Zenith Bank, Providus Bank, and Jaiz Bank are currently being grilled by our interrogators here at the headquarters.
Recall that the EFCC had on October 2 revealed that it had commenced extraditing Mrs Alison-.Madueke from the United Kingdom back to Nigeria over 13 counts of charges
The witness further told the court that on the 24th of August 2016, the sum of N168 million was also deposited into Spotless Investment Limited’s bank account.
While condemning the act, Ekwo noted that his records were public documents that could be assessed by anybody after complying with public laws.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has been trying Fayose, alongside his company, Spotless Investment Limited, since 2018 shortly after he finished his second term in office as governor.
The defendants were arraigned before the court on two counts bothering on fraud
“Nowadays, people are not conscious of the vastly growing methods of defrauding one of their monies but pay more attention to detail in getting rich-quick syndrome.”
“Okorocha, who is the 1st defendant, was arraigned alongside Anyim Nyerere Chinenye, Naphtali International Limited, Perfect Finish Multi Projects Limited, Consolid Projects Consulting Limited, Pramif International Limited, and Legend World Concepts Limited as 2nd to 7th defendants respectively.”