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.

KWACOBPA     Abegunde Goke     Mope Dasuki Belgore     Yaman     Ishak Mohammed Sabi     Aisha Abodunrin Ibrahim     Abdulmutalib Shittu     Garba Idris Ajia     Basic Education Certificate Examination     Metro Park     Opolo Global Innovation Limited     Garba Dogo     Ilorin     Agboola Abdulraheem     Arinola Lawal     ITEM 7     Mohammed Lawal Bagega     Raliat Elelu-Habeeb     Mohammed Tunde-Jimoh     Pakata Patriots     Yahaya Seriki     Bayer AG     Folaranmi Aro     Haruna Tambiri Mohammed     Kwara Liberation Group     Okin Biscuits     Omotoso     Balogun-Ojomu     Aliyu Olatunji Ajanaku     Babata     Village Alive Development Association     Kubra Kazum     Adebayo Mohammed Kamaldeen     Ibrahim Oniye     Saka Onimago     Durbar Festival     Iyiola Oyedepo     Imodoye Writer’s Enclave     FOMWAN     Balogun Fulani     Odogun Olushola Gabriel     Medinat Folorunsho Salman     Olusegun Adeniyi     Kamaldeen Kehinde     The Herald     Teachers Specific Allowance     Albert Ogunsola     Mohammed Ghali Alaaya     Alao Ayotunde     Ganmo Electricity Sub-Station     Oja-Oba     NAWOJ     Sunset Workers     Sheikh Alimi     Bashir Badawi     11th Galadima     George Innih     Tosin Saraki     Plat Technologies     Ajuloopin     Aso-ofi     Bello Oyebanji     Ajike People Support Centre     Oni Adebayo     Ilorin Muslim Community     Mohammed Lawal     Centre For Peace And Strategic Studies     Funmilayo Oniwa     Rotimi Samuel Olujide     Mohammed Halidu     Kannike     Moremi High School     Assayomo     Kwara Polytechnic     Abdulrazak Shehu Akorede     Ajikobi     Government High School Adeta    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

KWASSIP     HYPPADEC     IESA     Students Union Government     Ophthalmological Society Of Nigeria     Aishatu Ahmed Gobir     Young Progressives Party     Sanusi Abubakar     Kayode Ishola     Abdulkarim Adisa     Isa Aremu     New Model Police Station     KWASAA     Sa\'adatu Modibbo-Kawu     Ilorin South     Sa\'adu Salau     Coronavirus     Abdullahi G. Mohammad     Pakata     Ilorin Emirate Staff Association     Salake     Olawuyi     Hauwa Nuru     Kwara State Sports Commission     Is\'haq Modibbo Kawu     Taofik Mustapha     Shero     Oba Abdulrahim     Valsolar     Apado     Alaro     Amina El-Imam     CCT     Tunde Idiagbon Road     Rebecca Bake     State Bureau Of Internal Revenue     Twitter     Oba Mogaji Abdulkadir     IHS Towers     Muhammed Aliyu     Harmony Holdings     Oyelere Oyinloye     Raliat AbdulRazaq     Amina Susa\'a De Ahmed     Bolaji Nagode     SWAN     Rueben Parejo     CBT     Saadu Yusuf     Balogun-Ojomu     Alapansapa     Bolakale Kawu     Kayode Oyin Zubair     Yahaya Seriki     Nurudeen Muhammed     Olaosebikan     Afusat Nike Ibrahim     Wahab Olasupo Egbewole     Bamidele Adegoke     RTEAN     Isiaka Oniwa     UNILORIN Alumni Association     Tanke Road     AbdulHakeem Ajibola Akanbi     Sa\'adu Gambari     Aso-ofi     Afonja Descendants Union     Opaleke Bukola Iyabo     Abdullahi Samari     Omotoso     Okin Group     Bureau Of Lands     Akume     Oye Tinuoye     Gwanara     Sam Okaula     Ahmed Bayero