Kwara Hotel Ex-Boss, Gobir, Collapses In Court During Alleged Fraud Trial

Date: 2018-11-07

A businessman and former boss of Kwara Hotels, Mohammed Gobir, has been reported to have collapsed at the hearing of his trial on Monday.

Gobir, an indigene of Kwara State, and his company, Mondial Defence Systems Limited, are facing a five-count charge of stealing and forgery, slammed against them by the anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

He was, however, to appear for trial before Justice Josephine Oyefeso of an Ikeja High Court on Monday.

At resumed proceedings on Monday, his counsel, Mr. F.I.T Aliyu, informed that his client was in court in the morning for his trial over allegation of defrauding the Kwara State government of N277 million in 2013 but collapsed later.

"My Lord, the defendant complained of stomach upset in court, as he was trying to attend to it, he collapsed outside the court and he was taken to the hospital. In this circumstance, we shall be asking for an adjournment."

Justice Oyefeso wished that he recovered speedily and adjourned till January 8, 2019.

It would be recalled that Gobir, and his company Mondial Defence Systems Ltd., are facing a five-count charge of stealing and forgery, slammed against them by the EFCC.

According EFCC prosecutor, the offences were committed between November 2012 and January 2014 in Ikeja.

"In November 2012, the defendants dishonestly converted to their use the N92.3 million, property of the Kwara State government.

"Sometime in 2013, the defendants dishonestly converted N184 million, also belonging to the Kwara State government.

"The monies were collected under the guise of supplying three units of APCs to the Kwara State government but the APCs were never supplied."

"The defendants forged three documents, the first on October 10, 2013, titled "Letter of Award of Contract with reference number – S/GS/157/7/123.

"The second was on Dec. 28, 2013 a letter titled Letter of Award of Contract with reference number S/GS/157/VII/535.

"The third was on Jan. 17, 2014 titled Letter of Intent with reference number: S/GS/157/T/15.

"The three letters were purportedly from the Office of the Secretary to the Kwara State Government, in relation to the bogus contracts."

The alleged offences contravenes Sections 285 (9)(b) and 363 (2) (b) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Aiyedun     Saad Belgore     Okin Biscuit     Apaola     Alagbado     Salman Jawondo     Tsado Manman     Taofik Abdulkareem     Olaitan Adefila     SSUCOEN     Ilorin Amusement Park     Balogun Fulani     Na\'Allah     Agor Market     REO CAKES     Chikanda     Tunde Saad     Babatunde Ajeigbe     Salihu Ajia     Ayobami Seriki     Suleiman Abubakar     Shero     Kale Bayero     Awoye     Ibrahim Abduquadri Abikan     Senior Staff Union Of Colleges Of Education     Babatunde Idiagbon     Saidu Kawu     Bilikisu Oniyangi     Abubakar B.M     Ilesha-Baruba     Aisha Abodunrin Ibrahim     Kayode Zubair     Chemiroy Nigeria Limited     SDP     Ophthalmological Society Of Nigeria     Kwara United     Ajayi Okasanmi     Baba Issa     Lawal Arinola Kudirat     Funmilayo Oniwa     Kwarareports     Adesoye College     Ogbondoroko     Yusuf Mubarak     SWAN     Abdul-Rasheed Na\'Allah     Yusuf Amuda Abubakar     Musa Yeketi     Agbarigidoma     Oke-Kura     Sarah Jubril     Joseph Bamigboye     Mohammed Abdulahi     Bureau Of Lands     Aremu Bose Deborah     ENetSuD     Raliat AbdulRazaq     Yahaya Dumoye     Crystal Corner Shops     Ayotunde Emmanuel Alao     Jide Oyinloye     Atiku Abubakar     Bola Iyabo Ibiyeye Adisa     Yahaya Seriki     Olawuyi     Sa\'adatu Modibbo-Kawu     Femtech     Olayinka Jelili Yusuf     Akorede     Grillo     Muhammad-Mustapha Suleiman     Umar Danladi Shero     Tanke     Femi Agbaje     Millennium Development Goals     Abdullahi G. Mohammad    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Al-Hikmah Radio     Oko     Okala Baba     KFA     Hijab     Muyideen Ajani Bello     Mahmud Ayinla Giwa     Musibau Akanji     Abioye Bello     Shuaibu Yaman Abdullahi     REO CAKES     Aishat Mohammed Lawal     Ifelodun     Photo News     Aishat Sulu-Gambari     Hussein Olokooba     Olatunde Jare     NaAllah     Zainab Abass     Kwara Metro Park     PharmAccess Foundation     Ahmed Dankaya     Air Peace     Salman Suleiman     Grillo     Zara Umar     Kayode Oyin-Zubair     IsDB     Oke Sunna     Femi Agbaje     Yomi Adeboye     Manzuma     Samuel Elizabeth Keatswa     Tunji Ajanaku     Shehu Alimi Foundation     Salman Jawondo     Adisa Logun     Kwara State Infrastructure Development Fund     Bola Magaji     Pakata Development Association     Kwara State Polytechnic     Inside Kwara     Olusin Of Ijara Isin     QuickWin     Hamidu Olowo     Abdulrazaq Adebayo     Bamikole Omishore     National Party Of Nigeria     Shuaib Olarongbe     Sadiq Umar     Kale Belgore     Abubakar Baba     Kemi Adeosun     Garba Idris Ajia     Arandun     Abdulkadir Jimoh     Funke Adedoyin     All Peoples Party     GRA     Kolawole Akande     NIPOGA     Nnazua     Yusuf Lanre Badmus     Abdulfatah Ahmed     Oloruntoyosi Thomas     Balikis Jawondo     Babs Iwarere     Ilorin International Airport     Ayekale     UNILORIN Alumni     Fola Consultant     Ojuekun     Onilorin Of Ilorin     Saudat Abdulbaqi     Olayinka Jelili Yusuf     MATTA Girls Foundation     Muhammad Ghali Alaaya