The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on July 4, 2018 re-arraigned a former Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh (retd) on an amended 14-count charge bordering on money laundering offence.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured a total of 139 convictions between January and June 2018.
The figure, which is an improvement of the 89 convictions recorded in May, is indeed, significant in many respects, particularly, as it includes the conviction of two Political Exposed Persons, PEPs – Jolly Nyame, a former governor of Taraba and Joshua Dariye, a serving Senator and a former governor of Plateau, who both are currently serving their 14-year jail sentence for criminal breach of trust, misappropriation of public funds, and receiving gratification.
Justice A. B. Mohammed of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Jabi, Abuja, on Monday, July 2, 2018 convicted one Bala Tangalu, a self styled native doctor, on the two counts of conspiracy and obtaining by false pretence brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja has adjourned to Tuesday, July 3, 2018 for ruling on an application by the embattled former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, Olisa Metuh, seeking to set aside an order of the Court, foreclosing defence on his N400million fraud trial.
Justice A. B. Mohammed of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Jabi, Abuja, on Monday, July 2, 2018 convicted one Bala Tangalu, a self styled native doctor also known as 'Babalawo' on the two counts of conspiracy and obtaining by false pretence brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, July 2, 2018 arraigned a former minister of State for Power, Muhammad Wakil and four others before Justice M.T Salihu of the of Federal High Court, Maiduguri, Borno State on a-7 count charge bordering on criminal conspiracy and Money Laundering to the tune of over N 341m. The others are Garba Abacha, Ibrahim Shehu Birma, Dr. Abubakar Ali Kullima and Engr. Muhammad Baba Kachalla