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.

Medview Airlines     Yoonus Kola Olatinwo     Ademola Kiyesola     Lanre Badmus     Mustapha Olanipekun     Saidu Isa     Ilorin Curfew     Hussein Olokooba     AbdulHakeem Ajibola Akanbi     Razaq Atunwa     Yakubu Danladi     Oke-Odo     Mashood Dauda     Kanu Agabi     Christopher Ayeni     Kwara     Bayo Onimago     Ilorin.Info     Al-Hikmah University     Alabere     Lawal Olohungbebe     Nupe     Alabe     Henry Makinwa     Kwasu     Sulaiman Gado     Lukman Oyebanji Fagbemi     Abdulganiyu Oladosu     Ahmad Lawan     Bayer Nigeria Limited     Jeunkunu-Malete-Bani     Oye Tinuoye     Moshood Kashimawo Abiola     Ridhwanullah Al-Ilory     George Innih     Shuaib Jawondo     Ado Bayero     Rebecca Bake     Sabitiyu Grillo     Dan-Kazeem     Elerin Of Adanla     Islamic Development Bank     Mahmud Durosinlohun Atiku     Saba Jibril     Adaramaja     Niyi Ogundiran     Baba Isale     Yusuf Abubakar     Bola Shagaya     KWSIEC     Kazeem Adekanye     Abdulwahab Olarewaju Issa     Ojo Fadumila     Ibrahim Bio     Wahab Issa     John Olajide Adedipe     Dankaka     Ile Arugbo     Mutawalle     Coronavirus     Ahmed Dankaya     Bolaji Aladie     Lithium Deposit     HYPPADEC     Taofeek Ibraheem     African Democratic Congress     Issa Baba     Kumbi Titiloye     Veterinary Teaching Hospital     ENetSuD     Ubandawaki     Galadiman Ngeri     Abdulwasiu Bolaji Adeyi     Olayinka Olaogun     Oja-Oba     AbdulFatai Adeniyi Dan-Kazeem     Kwara State Pension Board    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

FERMA     Raliat AbdulRazaq     Chief Of Staff     Ilesha-Baruba-Gwanara     Nurudeen Mohammed     Ilorin General Hospital     Alaaya     Monkey Pox     Baba-Isale     Abdullahi G. Mohammad     Public Holiday     Ella Supreme Tissue Paper     Kwara State Football Association     Facemasks     Nigeria Foundation For Artificial Intelligence     United Nigeria Airline     UITH     Ebola     Eghe Igbinehin     Joseph Daudu     Muslim Media Watch Group Of Nigeria     Omu Aran     Abdulfatah Ahmed     Ike Ekweremadu     John Obuh     Shehu Raheem Adaramaja     Kwara 2023     Waheed Ibrahim     Abdulrazaq Adebayo     NURTW     Aisha Ahman Pategi     Adedipe     Makama     Muslim Cementary     Bello Bature     Musibau Akanji     Hassan Taiye Salam     Kayode Oyin-Zubair     Ajibike Katibi     Baboko     Academic Staff Union Of Universities     Olatomiwa Williams     Adewuyi Funmilayo     Toyin Falola     Shaaba Lafiagi     Salau Kabiru Abdullahi     Sam Onile     Sulu Gambari     Fatima Abolore Jimoh     David Oyepinola Adedumoye     Jumoke F. Ajao     Umar Bayo Abdulwahab     Ibraheem Adeola Katibi     Kamoru Kadiri     08001000100     Rihanat Ajia     Sheriff Shagaya     Olusegun Adeniyi     Offa     Hamza Usman     Sardauna Of Ilorin     Peculiar Allowance     IPSAS     Bayer Nigeria Limited     Abdulrahman Abdullahi Kayode     Shuaib Olarongbe     Dele Belgore     Salary     Idowu Aremu     COEASU     Kupchi Hosea Maxwell     Kayode Laro     Sheikh Ridhwanullah     Ado Bayero     Solomon Edojah     Fola Consultant     Akeem Lawal