Mr Veral Agboje, Counsel to the
Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC), said on Friday that
she was not ready to commence trial in
the N5.6 billion pension scam case
involving ex-Oyo state Head of service,
Alhaja Kudirat Adeleke, and 11 others.
Adeleke and the other accused persons
were arraigned for allegedly defrauding
the Oyo State Local Government Staff
Pension Board to the tune of N5.6
billion.
Agboje said that on June 20 she applied
for a certified true copy of the
proceeding of June 18 so as to know the
next line of action on the matter.
It would be recalled that Justice
Adegboye Gbolagunte on June 18
granted bail to the defendants.
However, Richard Ogunwole (SAN),
Counsel to Adeleke, told the court that
the international passport of his client
was still in the custody of the EFCC and
urged the court to order the EFCC to
release the document.
Ogunwole said that his client was given
bail on the grounds of ill health, and
that if her passport was not released
there was no way she could travel for
treatment and that her condition was
deteriorating.
The EFCC’s counsel told the court that
Ogunwole ought to have filed an
application demanding the release of
the passport.
She said that if this had been done she
would have replied to tell the court
whether the international passport was
with the EFCC or not.
“I cannot categorically state whether
the international passport is in the
custody of the EFCC or not,”’ Agboje
said.
Gbolagunte then ordered Ogunwole to file
a formal application and adjourned the
case to Oct. 24 for hearing.
The defendants were arraigned on a
213-count charge, which included
conspiracy, obtaining money by false
pretence, fraud and forgery.
Latona said the defendants conspired
to obtain the N5.6 billion from three
banks – FCMB, Stanbic and Zenith – by
false representation using the names of
pensioners.
The prosecutor said the offences were
committed between September 2010 and
March 2011.
He said the offences contravened
sections 516, 390 (9) and 417 of the
Criminal Code, Cap 38, Vol. II, Laws of
Oyo State, 2000.
The defendants, however, pleaded not
guilty to the charges.
The hearing continues on Monday July
14. [NAN]
Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC), said on Friday that
she was not ready to commence trial in
the N5.6 billion pension scam case
involving ex-Oyo state Head of service,
Alhaja Kudirat Adeleke, and 11 others.
Adeleke and the other accused persons
were arraigned for allegedly defrauding
the Oyo State Local Government Staff
Pension Board to the tune of N5.6
billion.
Agboje said that on June 20 she applied
for a certified true copy of the
proceeding of June 18 so as to know the
next line of action on the matter.
It would be recalled that Justice
Adegboye Gbolagunte on June 18
granted bail to the defendants.
However, Richard Ogunwole (SAN),
Counsel to Adeleke, told the court that
the international passport of his client
was still in the custody of the EFCC and
urged the court to order the EFCC to
release the document.
Ogunwole said that his client was given
bail on the grounds of ill health, and
that if her passport was not released
there was no way she could travel for
treatment and that her condition was
deteriorating.
The EFCC’s counsel told the court that
Ogunwole ought to have filed an
application demanding the release of
the passport.
She said that if this had been done she
would have replied to tell the court
whether the international passport was
with the EFCC or not.
“I cannot categorically state whether
the international passport is in the
custody of the EFCC or not,”’ Agboje
said.
Gbolagunte then ordered Ogunwole to file
a formal application and adjourned the
case to Oct. 24 for hearing.
The defendants were arraigned on a
213-count charge, which included
conspiracy, obtaining money by false
pretence, fraud and forgery.
Latona said the defendants conspired
to obtain the N5.6 billion from three
banks – FCMB, Stanbic and Zenith – by
false representation using the names of
pensioners.
The prosecutor said the offences were
committed between September 2010 and
March 2011.
He said the offences contravened
sections 516, 390 (9) and 417 of the
Criminal Code, Cap 38, Vol. II, Laws of
Oyo State, 2000.
The defendants, however, pleaded not
guilty to the charges.
The hearing continues on Monday July
14. [NAN]
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