- EFCC arraigned Senior Advocate of Nigeria and ex minister to court
- They were both accused of laundering the sum of N500 million
- The justice in charge adjourned the case and ordered the accused to submit their International passports
The
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) today, February 8,
arraigned a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Dele Belgore, and former
Minister of National Planning, Prof. Abubakar Sulaiman to court over an
allegation of money laundering.
The duo appeared before Justice R.M. Aikawa of the Federal High Court in Lagos for allegedly laundering the sum of N500 million.
EFCC
alleged that both Belgore, a former governorship aspirant in Kwara
state and Sulaiman, a professor of political science and international
relations at the University of Abuja connived to commit the crime on
March 27, 2015.
According
to Punch, Belogore and Sulaiman were accused of violating sections
1(a), 16(d), 15(2)(d) and18(a) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition)
(Amendment) Act, 2012.
The prosecution said they are liable to be punished under sections 15(3)(4), and 16(2)(b) of the same Act.
Both pleaded not guilty when there charges were read to them.
Justice
Aikawa ordered both defendants to submit their passports to the deputy
chief registrar of the court, stressing that the passports could only be
released to them on the order of the court.
He adjourned till February 23, 2017 for commencement of trial.
Meanwhile, the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) allegedly re-arrested a former governor of Katsina state, Ibrahim Shema.
Operatives
of the EFCC were said to have barricaded the main exit of the court and
asked Shema to come down from his car and join them in their vehicle.
It
reportedly took over an hour during the standoff before some of their
men (EFCC) entered his car and move along with them in their convoy.
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