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.

Jide Ashonibare     Sarkin Malamai     Wahab Issa     Baba Issa Awoye     Federal Road Maintenance Agency     Agbarigidoma     NYSC     Women For Change And Development Initiative     Shola Odetundun     Ahmed Alhasssan     Olumide Daniel Ibitoye     Ibrahim Issa Jetti     NITDA     Oyedepo     Aliyu Umar     Olaiya Zuberu     Sulu Babaita Isiaka     Alaiye     Saka Aleshinloye     Olatunde Oyeyiola     Assayomo     Obuh     Ibraheem Abdullateef     Lanre Jimoh     Suleiman Rotimi Iliasu     Police Commissioner     Abdulmumini Sanni Jawondo     Ronke Adeyemi     Olaiya Lawal     Abraysports FC     Fatai Olodo     Egbewole     Al-Adaby     Undergraduate Bursary     Government High School (GHS), Adeta     Shagari     Lai Mohammed     Gwanara     Sulaiman Gado     Ilorin South     Toyin Falola     Fatimoh Lawal     Federal College Of Education (Special), Afon     Arik     Omotosho     Garba Ado Sanni     LAK Jimoh     Idofin     John Mayokun Dada     Ayoade Akinnibosun     Oba Abdulrahim     Elese Of Igbaja     Moshood Mustapha     Hassan Saliu     Ayo Opadokun     Mohammed Jimoh Faworaja     Ubandoma Of Ilorin     Baba Idris     Col. Adedipe     Hassanat Bello     Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital     Ilorin Emirate     Florence Saraki     Societe Generale Bank Of Nigeria     Jamiu Oyawoye     Samuel Elizabeth Keatswa     Paul Odama     Tunji Folami     Olubukola Kifayat Adedeji     Kudirat Arinola Lawal     John Dara     Ilorin Airport     Abdullahi Dasilva Yussuf     Ilorin International Airport     Kemi Adeosun     Kwara United     Hakeem Idris    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Abdulrasheed Lafia     Oko     Sunday Otokiti     Lateef Alagbonsi     Towobola Abdulrahman Toyin     Radio SBS     Saad Omo Iya     Bisi Kristien     Nurudeen Mohammed     Kwara Hotel     Ajibola Ademola Julius     Sulyman Tejidini     Senate President     Bola Sagaya     Mohammed Jimoh Faworaja     Gwanara     Shuaib Boni Aliyu     Muhammed Danjuma     Maimunat Oloriegbe     Olomu     Olayinka Are     Egbewole     Soffiyyallah Kamaldeen     2023 Elections     Sobi Hill     Ajakaye     Tescom.kwarastate.gov.ng     Oro Grammar School Old Students Association     Gaa Olobi     Dauda Adeniran Adeshola     Yemi Sanni     KWTV     Sarafadeen Kayode Akorede     Ajikobi     Usman Yunusa     Salihu Jibril Garbi     Damilola Yusuf Adelodun     KWASAA     Oluwole Dupe     Tunji Folami     Muhammad Sirajo Aliyu     Sunday Popo-Ola     Emir Of Kano     Farouk Salim     Lawal Arinola Kudirat     Bayer Nigeria Limited     Adamu Attah     Kayode Bankole     Ilorin Muslim Community     Sardauna Of Ilorin     Ella Supreme Tissue Paper     Olatunji Ibrahim     Olaiya Zuberu     Abdullahi Imam Abdullahi     Simeon Sayomi     Umar Ahmed Gunu     Arik     Economic And Financial Crimes Commission     Ilorin Likeminds Foundation     Trader Moni     Gurei     Special Adviser On Digital Innovation     Alloy Chukwuemeka     Unicontinental Construction Company     Kayode Yusuf     Ojuekun     Abubakar Aliagan     Yashikira     Akeem Olatunji     Samuel Adedoyin     TESCOM 2025     Okanlawon Musa     Ibrahim Mashood     Abdullah Janet Amudat     Kazeem Adekanye     Olatomiwa Williams     Mike Omotosho