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P&ID Scam: EFCC Arraigns Marqott Company Limited As First Witness Give Evidence
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday February 7, 2022 arraigned a company, Marqott Nigeria Limited, an alleged accomplice in the $9.6bn Gas Supply and Processing Agreement between the Ministry of Petroleum Resources and Process and Industrial Development Limited, P&ID Limited, on four counts of Money Laundering.
EFCC Cross Examines Witnesses in Senator Albert Bassey’s Money Laundering Trial
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The money laundering trial of Senator Obong Albert Bassey before Justice Agatha A. Okeke of the Federal High Court, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State continued today February 7, 2022 with the cross examination of defence witnesses by the prosecution. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had at the last sitting closed its case, while the defendant was ordered to open his defence.
EFCC Arraigns Three Currency Counterfeiters in Adamawa
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The Gombe Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on February 2, 2022, arraigned the trio of Alpha Dore Kilyobas, Morufu Loayiwola Buraimo and Auwal Sa'ad on three separate charges bordering on conspiracy and currency counterfeiting before Justice Sale Kongo of the Federal High Court, Yola, Adamawa State.
N4.3m Fraud: EFCC Docks Land Scammer in Borno
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The Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned one Kolo Goni Ngwari, on two separate one count charges before Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri for offences bordering on obtaining by false pretense to the tune of Four Million Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira (N4, 350, 000.00).
NDDC-Gate: Court adjourns Mutu’s Trial Till March 29, to Rule on EFCC’s Application to Amend Charge
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Justice F. Giwa-Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, today February 3, 2022, adjourned the trial of a former chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Nicholas Mutu Ebomo till March 29, 2022 to rule on the application by the prosecution to amend the charge,
Mutu is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, alongside Airworld Technologies Ltd and Airworld Technologies Ltd, for allegedly receiving gratification for influencing an NDDC contract.
The contract was for the collection of statutory levies from oil and gas companies in the Niger Delta region.
At today’s sitting, prosecuting counsel Ekele Iheanacho presented a 13-count amended charge bordering on money laundering and collection of gratification and sought the leave of the court for the defendants to take fresh pleas to the amended charge.
But the defence counsel, J.O Asoluka, objected, arguing that at this stage of the trial an amendment was not necessary and unfair to the defendants.
He further said cases of bribery and receipt of gratification are within the remit of the Code of Conduct Bureau, not the EFCC.
However, Iheanacho responded by stating that the law allows for an amendment. “This is a case of money laundering and acceptance of gratification. My lord, it is stated clearly in Section 115 of the Evidence Act that an amendment can be made provided it does not deviate from the matter brought before the court. So, I urge this Honorable Court to discountenance the argument of the defence and accept the charge,” he said.
He cited the case of AG Ondo Vs AGF (2002) and Nwankwoala Vs FRN (2018) to back his argument.
Justice Ogunbanjo adjourned the matter till March 29, 30, 31, 2022 for ruling.
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