DSS recovers over N360m in 3 judges’ homes

Justices Ngwuta, Okoro and Ademole in DSS detention

Department of State Service, DSS, yesterday, said it recovered over N360 million from the residences of three judges following raids, on Friday night,‎ of the residences of seven judges of the Supreme, Federal and High Courts across the country.

A breakdown of the monies allegedly recovered from the residences of the three judges is N93,558,000; $530,087; £25,970 and €5,680.

The three judges were identified as Justices Adeniyi F.A. Ademola, Nwali Sylvester Ngwuta and John Inyang Okoro. The DSS claimed Governor Nyeson Wike of Rivers State frustrated the raid of the house of one of the seven judges in which it alleged about two million dollars was being kept, a charge Wike rejected. Wike explained that he acted based on what he described as the suspicious nature of the raid, especially as he is the chief security officer of Rivers State.

SOURCE: VANGUARD

EFCC claims to have recoverd N1.30bn

EFCC claims to have recoverd N1.30bn

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commissions, EFCC, said that it has recovered over N1 billion within seven months in the South-South states. The commission disclosed this in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, during a protest by the Coalition of Civil Rights Organisations, Concerned Youths and the Ijaw Nation Worldwide on the probe of the former first lady, Mrs. Patience Jonathan.

Addressing the protesters, the South-South Zonal Head of EFCC, Mr. Ishaq Salihu, noted that the amount it recovered falls into two categories, explaining that part of the money was from politicians, whereas the other was from cases reported to the commission.

Salihu said that the commission recovered over N500 million from top politicians in the region within the stipulated months. He said: “Between January 2 and September 2, alone, the EFCC South-South office has recovered N1.30 billion.

What I said can be verified, there are records on that. “The amount falls into two categories. One, recovery from the Federal Government and the state governments, and recoveries from politicians, and individuals that reported their cases to the EFCC and whose money had been returned.

“We have Recovery Account at the Central Bank of Nigeria. The last time I checked, we have recovered from politicians over N500.5m, that make up the N1bn. Nobody should justify the illegality that has been going on.”

SOURCE: VANGUARD

Fraud!! EFCC arraigns Ex-Naval chief Jibrin and 2 others

EFCC arraigns Ex-Naval Chief yesterday

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday, arraigned a former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Usman O. Jibrin and two other Rear-Admirals, Bala Mshelia (rtd) and Shehu Ahmadu (rtd) before Justice A. S Umar of the FCT High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja on a 4-count charge bordering on criminal conspiracy. 

They were docked alongside Habour Bay International Limited, a company said to have conspired with them to commit the fraud. The naval chiefs allegedly bought a house worth N600 million while still in office from the account of Naval Engineering Services without the said purchase contract being captured in the budget. 

It was also alleged that, the documentation for transfer of ownership of the property was done such that a private company owned by the family of Vice Admiral Jubrin became the buyer. The offence, according to the prosecution, is in contravention of Section 26 (1) (b) and punishable under Section 22 (4) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offence Act 2000. The defendants pleaded not guilty when the charges were read to them. In view of their plea, counsel to EFCC, Abdullah Faruk, asked the court for a date for commencement of trial.

Justice Umar after listening to the submissions of counsel on both sides adjourned to tomorrow for hearing on the bail application

SOURCE: VANGUARD

EFCC boss replies Patience Jonathan

Do you know that Ibrahim Magu who is the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has promised Patience Jonathan she would be investigated for the $15,591,700 she claimed belonged to her?

Ibrahim Magu, Chairman of the EFCC

The anti-graft agency had placed restriction on the an account which the former first lady later claimed to be hers. 

Ibrahim Magu, chairman of the EFCC says corrupt people will not be spared likewise bank officials who helped to perpetuate financial crime. The Guardian reports that the account is being fingered as one of those involved in an alleged fraud case before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos but Mrs Jonathan’s counsel, Gboyega Oduwole has filed a case before the court last week, informing that his client is unhappy with the EFCC over the recent move to freeze the account without her notice. 

There is God o!!

SOURCE: NAIJ