Tuesday 14 June 2016

Armsgate Fraud Saga: EFCC prepares to arraign former President aide

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), will tomorrow arraigned a former Special Assistant on Domestic Affairs to the former president Goodluck Jonathan, Warpamo Owei Emmanuel Dudafa, before a Lagos Federal High Court on 23 counts charge bordering on alleged N5.145,004 billion Fraud.
He is to be arraigned along one Iwejuo Joseph Nna who is also known as Taiwo Ebenezer and Olugbenga Isaiah.
The two accused persons allegedly committed the offences between June 2013, and June 2015.
In the charge signed by Rotimi Oyedepo, the anti-graft agency alleged that the two accused persons used different companies to commit the alleged offences.
Some of the companies alleged used in committing the alleged offences includes; Seagate Property Development & Investment Limited, Avalon Global Property Development Company Limited; Iwejuo Joseph Nna and Pluto LUTO Property and Investment Company Limited; Iwejuo Joseph Nna and Rotate Interlink Services Limited.
Others include; Ibejige Services Limited; DE Jakes Fast Food & Restaurant Nigeria Limited; and Ebiwise Resources.
The count one of the charge read in parts; "that you,Warpamo Owei Emmanuel Dudafa, and Iwejuo Joseph Nna (a.k.a. Taiwo Ebenezer and Olugbenga Isaiah), on or about the 11th day of June, 2013 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court conspired amongst yourselves to commit an offence, to wit: Concealing the proceeds of crime in the sum of N 1, 667,162,800.00 (One Billion, Six Hundred and Sixty Seven Million, One Hundred and Sixty Two Thousand, Eight Hundred Naira), and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 18(a) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) (Amendment) Act, 2012 and punishable  under Section 17(a) of the same Act."
And count 23 reads; "That you, Warpamo Owei Emmanuel Dudafa, on April 27, 2016 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court failed to furnish any information in relation to your interest in IBEJIGE SERVICES LTD as required in page 12 of the Declaration of Assets Form and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under section 27 (3) (c) of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (Establishment) Act 2004."
Tbe alleged  offences are contrary to and punishable under sections 17(a), 18(c), and 27 (3) (c) of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (Establishment) Act 2004.

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