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Bawa Urges Nigerian Youths to Join Fight against Corruption
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The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has called on Nigerian youths to collaborate with the Commission in the fight against corruption.
Bawa made the call November 19, 2021 when Law students of Baze University, Abuja, visited the Commission on a study tour.
According to the EFCC boss who spoke through the Director, Public Affairs of the Commission, Mr. Osita Nwajah, “your course of study is very important to Nigerian society, and the Commission is on the path to make Nigeria free of economic and financial crimes. The work we do here is very important to the development of our nation, so your support in this fight would go a long way”.
Again, Stella Oduah’s Arraignment Stalled
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The arraignment of Stella Oduah, a former minister of aviation and senator representing Anambra North Senatorial District at the National Assembly, was again aborted on Monday, November 22, 2021.
The former minister was to be docked alongside nine others by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja on a 25-count charge. Justice Ekwo had on October 20, 2021 fixed today for the arraignment of the former minister over allegations that borders on fraud and money laundering to the tune of N5billion while she held sway at the aviation ministry.
Alleged N206.5m Fraud: Court to Rule on Defendants’ No-case Submission Jan.28
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Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday, November 22, 2021, adjourned till January 28, 2022 for ruling on the no-case submission filed by one Osho Aluko-Kola and others, who are standing trial on a nine-count charge bordering on conspiracy and stealing to the tune of N206, 502,490.02 (Two Hundred and Six Million, Five Hundred and Two Thousand, Four Hundred and Ninety Naira, Two Kobo).
Aluko-Kola, who was first arraigned on July 4, 2020, is standing trial alongside six companies: Centurion Registrars Limited; United Securities Limited; Evolution Construction & Engineering Design Limited; Cities & Towers Logistics Limited, Continental Exim Nigeria Limited and Diffusion Impex Limited.
Saraki’s Cousin, Ex Kwara Commissioner, Moronfoye Re-arraigned for Money Laundering, Contract Scam
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The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, November 22, 2021 re-arraigned the duo of Ope Saraki, a cousin to former Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, and a former Commissioner for Information in Kwara State, Olatunji Oyeyemi Moronfoye, on charges bordering on abuse of office, diversion of public funds and money laundering.
The duo were re-arraigned on separate charges before Justice Muhammed Sani of the Federal High Court, Ilorin.
The case, which first started on May 13, 2015 before Justice A. O. Faji of the Federal High Court, Ilorin has suffered series of setbacks occasioned by transfer of the trial judges.
P&ID: EFCC Re-arraigns Director for Money Laundering Breaches
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, on Monday, November 22, 2021, re-arraigned a Commercial Director of the Process and Industrial Development, (P&ID) Limited, Mohammed Kuchazi before Justice Zainab Abubakar of the Federal High Court, Abuja.
Kuchazi and his company, Kore Holdings Limited are being prosecuted on an eight count charge bordering on failure to comply with the regulations of the Special Control Unit against Money Laundering, SCUML, as stipulated by the Money Laundering Prohibition Act.
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