EFCC arraigns four Kwara officials for alleged money laundering

Date: 2019-05-02

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ilorin Zonal Office, Thursday, arraigned four officials of the Kwara State Government over alleged money laundering.

They were made to appear before Justice Babangana Ashigar of a Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin.

The suspects are Abubakar Ishiak, Permanent Secretary; Shina Mudasir Akorede, Director of Administration and Finance; Rasaq Momonu, Controller Finance and Account, and Hafees Yusuf, Cashier.

EFCC spokesman, Tony Orilade disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja.

Orlade said one of the counts reads, "That you, Abubakar Ishiak, being the Permanent Secretary, Kwara State Government House, Shina Mudasir Akorede, being the Director of Administration and Finance, Rasaq Momonu, being the Controller of Finance and Account, Kwara State Government House, and Hafees Yusuf, being the Cashier of Kwara State Government House on or about the 14th day of February 2019 at Ilorin, Kwara State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did make a cash payment of N20,300,000 (Twenty Million, Three Hundred Thousand Naira) only to one Energy Multi-Trade Unique Interbiz Limited through the company's Chief Executive Officer, Jimoh Sarafadeen Kolade for services rendered to Kwara State Government House, which cash sum exceeded the limitation of N10 million payable to a body corporate and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 1 (b) and Punishable under section 16 of the same Act."

But the accused pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Consequently, prosecution counsel, Christopher Mschelia, prayed the court for a trial date as the EFCC said it was prepared to prove its case against the accused.

Also, Mschelia said, "We are asking your lordship to order that they should be remanded in prison".

Lead defence counsel, Abdulwahab Bamidele, however, made an oral application for bail.

But Mschelia urged the Court not to grant the request, insisting that "the substantive bail application is not ripe for hearing".

In his ruling, Justice Ashigar refused the oral application for bail, and ordered the defendants to be remanded in EFCC custody and adjourned the case to May 8, for hearing of the formal bail application while the trial was to commence June 6.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Amos Justus Sayo     Albert Ogunsola     Oke-Kura     Abatemi-Usman     Michael Imoudu National Institute For Labour Studies     Abdulrauf Aliyu     Bello Oyedepo     Local Government     NSCIA     Kwara State Polytechnic     Bilikisu Gambari     Abubakar Baba Sulaiman     Peculiar Allowance     Henry Olaosebikan     Dumagi     Ilorin Emirate     Eleja Taiwo Banu     Ilorin Anchor Men And Women     Jide Oyinloye     Kisira     Ramat Oganija     Veterinary Teaching Hospital     Al-Hikmah Radio     Hamidat Sulyman-Yusuf     Esinrogunjo     Salihu Yahaya     Plat Technologies     Akanji     Femi Ogunsola     Ali Ahmad     Ballah     Onilorin     Ejidongari     Paul Odama     Gambari     Abdulwahab Oba     Universal Basic Education Commission     Asiwaju Bola Tinubu     Tunde Saad     Ibrahim Orire     Bukola Ajikobi     Mohammed Danjuma     Alaaya     Lateef Alagbonsi     Shuaibu Yaman     Yusuf Babatunde Abdulwahab     Tuesday Assayomo     Erubu Oba Zubair     Baba Issa Awoye     Freshvine Nigeria Limited     Segun Ogunsola     REO CAKES     LEAH Charity Foundation     Lanre Jimoh     Aliyu U. Tilde     Bamidele Aluko     Kayode Oyin-Zubair     Ahman Pategi University     Alfa Belgore     Abdulfatai Ahmed     Ibrahim Agboola Gambari     Amuda Musbau     Muhammad Mustapha Suleiman     Olatunde Oyeyiola     Sai Kayi     Ayoade Akinnibosun     Junior Secondary School Certificate Examinations     Yusuf Zulu-Gambari     Soffiyyallah Kamaldeen     Democracy Day     Owode Market     Hajj     Abdulrahman Abdullahi Kayode     MMWG     Tunji Moronfoye     Association Of Kwara State Online Media Practitioners     Bashir Omolaja Bolarinwa    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Coronavirus     Tafida Of Kaiama     Mopelola Abdulmaliq-Bashir     Abubakar Aliagan     Ekiti     CCEPE     Abdulsalam A. Yusuf     Mamman Saba Jibril     Ahmed Idris Mohammed     Balogin Alanamu     Kayode Oyin-Zubair     Akande Idowu Ayoola Muhammed     Elections     Isiaka Yusuf     Kwara Consultative Forum     Kwara State Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     Abdulraheem Yusuf     Bilikisu Gambari     Aminu Adisa Logun     Apaokagi     Abdullahi Biffo     Yusuf Abdulwahab     Monthly Sanitation     IF-K     Gbemisola Oguntimehin     Moses Afolayan     Salihu Ajibola Ajia     Nurudeen Mohammed     Ibrahim Taiwo     Hassan Oyeleke     Kubra Kazum     TVC Female National Debate     Rice Farmers Association Of Nigeria     Lawal Arinola Kudirat     Ganmo     Maryam Nurudeen     Emmanuel Olatunji Adesoye     Abdulrazaq Akorede     Abdulkadir Jimoh     Yahaya Abdulkareem Babaita     Akume     Gbenga Awoyale     Jare Olatundun     Ishak Mohammed Sabi     Soffiyyallah Kamaldeen     Kamaldeen Ajibade     Mohammed Lawal Bagega     Aisha Gobir     Dunmade     Labour Party     AGILE Programme     Balogun-Ojomu     Harrison Osauwagboe     Post Utme     Okin Biscuits     Olaiya Victor Mobolaji     Samuel Adaramola     Aminat Omodara     Tayo Alao     Summit University     Ilorin Emirate     Abdulrazak Shehu Akorede     Titus Suberu-Ajibola     Babaloja-General     Abdulwahab Olarewaju Issa     Samuel Adedoyin     Adedeji Onimago     Emir Of Kano     Mustapha Olanipekun     Computer Based Test     Muhammadu Gobir     Ganiyu Taofiq     Oniyangi     Ajidagba     Onilupeju Of Ilupeju     Suleiman Abubakar     Mohammed Abdulahi