EFCC arraigns Ope Saraki for alleged scam

Date: 2020-03-20

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ilorin Zonal Office has arraigned one Ope Saraki, a Cousin of the immediate past President of the Nigerian Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki on two count charges bordering on contract scam to the tune of over two hundred million naira.

Saraki was arraigned before Justice Adenike Akinpelu of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin.

The EFCC alleged that the Defendant while serving as Special Adviser to the Kwara State Government knowingly acquired a contract to supply Thirteen Ambulances to General Hospitals in the state into a company of interest.

When the two count charges were read to him, Saraki pleaded not guilty.

Prosecuting Counsel, Sesan Ola told the Court that in view of the plea of the defendant, the prosecution is prayed for a trial date and urged that the Accused Person be remanded in the custody of the Nigeria Correctional Service pending hearing and determination of the case.

Defence Counsel, Dr Kayode Olatoke however asked the Court to grant bail to his client pending the hearing and determination of the case, stating that Ope Saraki would not jump bail as his international passport had been in the Custody of EFCC.

Justice Akinpelu in her bench ruling granted bail in the sum of three hundred million naira to the accused Person and must produce two sureties with verifiable addresses.

She however maintained that should remain in the Custody of the EFCC till he perfects his bail conditions

Further hearing in the case has been adjourned till 16th of next Month.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

REO CAKES     A.E. Afolabi     Yoonus Lawal     Congress For National Consensus     Saheed Popoola     HYPPADEC     Lithium     Yoruba     Talaka Parapo     Kwara Poly     Muslimah Entrepreneurship Forum     Alagbado     Ajayi Okasanmi     Umar Saro     Oluwole Dupe     Jani Ibrahim     Abdulkadir Akanbi-Oke     Kubra Kazum     Sidikat Alaya     Bukola Saraki     Shuaibu Yaman     Ajibola Saliu Ajia     Bayer Nigeria Limited     Erubu     Ayotunde Emmanuel Alao     Pategi     Abdulfatah Ahmed     Adekunle David Dunmade     Jimba Babatunde     Kunle Suleiman     Olayinka Jelili Yusuf     Maja     Adebayo Mohammed Kamaldeen     Waziri Yakubu Gobir     Ramadhan     Bola Magaji     Galadima     Kisra     Sola Saraki University     Abdulmalik Bashir Mopelola Risikatullahi     Biliaminu Aliu     Gbemisola Oguntimehin     Muhammad Toyin Sanusi     Ibrahim Mohammed     Oniwa     Ilorin Amusement Park     Road Transport Employers Association Of Nigeria     Ajikobi     Suraj Tunji Oyewale     AbdulHakeem Ajibola Akanbi     Asa LGEA School     Joseph Bamigboye     Taofik Abdulkareem Babaita     Odogun Olushola Gabriel     Ilorin West     Just Event Online     Mukhtar Shagaya     Mike Omotosho     Ejidongari     Kwara Basketball Association     Geri-Alimi Split Diamond Interchange     Isiaq Khadeejah     Ali Ahmad     Ayodele Olaosebikan     Sheikh Alimi     Eruku     Umaru Saro     Yahaya Seriki     Saka Keji     Adeniyi Ojo     Saliu Ajia     CACOVID Palliatives     Alaaya     Centre For Digital Economy     Ibrahim Abdulqadir Abikan     Abdul-Rasheed Na\'Allah     AbdulRaheem Ahmad Shayi    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Sobi     Yahaya Oloriegbe     Shuaib Olarongbe     Inside Kwara     AbdulRaheem Ahmad Shayi     Theophilus Oyebiyi     Federal College Of Education (Special), Afon     Jimoh Olusola Imam     John Olajide Adedipe     Forgo Battery     Countryside Emerging Leaders Fellowship     Muideen Olaniyi Alalade     ARMTI     Ohoro Of Shao     Galadima     AbdulGafar Tosho     KWSUED     Idofin     Ayegbeni     National Broadcasting Commission     Toyin Abdullahi     Jani Ibrahim     Jaiz Bank     KWTV     Sunday Popo-Ola     Micheal Imoudu     Shehu Jimoh     Olajumoke Monsura Gafar     Photo News     Olupako Of Share     Curfew     Shonga     Umar Gunu     FERMA     College Of Arabic And Islamic Legal Studies     Radio Kwara     Bello Bature     Hakeem Idris     Issa Oloruntogun     Abubakar Kawu Baraje     Ibrahim Bio     Adeola Abraham     Ahmed Saidu Rufai     Gbajabiamila     Roseline Oni Aremu     Nagode     Tafida     Ballah     Centre For Peace And Strategic Studies     Christopher Ayeni     Ifelodun     Christopher Odetunde     Asiwaju Bola Tinubu     Dagbalodo     Yusuf Aiyedun     Muhammadu Buhari     Yemi Osinbajo     Ahmed Bolaji Nagode     Balogun Gambari     Damilola Yusuf     Mashood Dauda     Oni Adebayo     Radio SBS     Frootify     National Party Of Nigeria     Orisun Igbomina     Osuwa     Tunji Moronfoye     Labour Party     Kamaldeen Kehinde     IHS     Tunji Folami     Kwara Politics     Alabi Olayemi Abdulrazak     Tosin Saraki     Isapa     Saad Omo Iya