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

Osibanjo arrested by DSS for fraud

The DSS has accused a 44-year-old man, Eseosasere Gift Osifo, 

of creating a Facebook account using details of Vice President

 Yemi Osinbajo to defraud unsuspected victims

The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested a 44-year-old man, Eseosasere Gift Osifo, for alleged impersonation and fraud.

The Nation reports that the suspect was arraigned before an Osogbo magistrates’ court yesterday, September 22, for creating a Facebook account using details of the Vice President of Nigeria Yemi Osinbajo to defraud unsuspected victims.

According to the prosecutor, Mr Onoche Ekwom, principal legal officer, of the DSS, said the accused committed the offence between January and August before he was arrested and brought to the court.

Ekwon told the court that the accused used the account to extort money from unsuspected victims on several occasions before he fell prey to the last victim which led to his arrest. The prosecutor said the offence contravened sections 484 and 422 of the Criminal Code, Cap 34, Vol. 11, Laws of Osun, 2002. 

On his part, the accused pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge of impersonation and fraud. Counsel to the accused, Mr Peter Ofoyeju, prayed the magistrate to grant his client bail in the most liberal terms. The magistrate, Sodamade Fatimoh, granted the accused person bail in the sum N500,000 and two sureties in the like sum. Fatimoh said the sureties must reside within the court jurisdiction. She added that they must have evidence of tax payment and two passport sized photographs attached with an affidavit of means. She also demanded that one of the sureties must be a civil servant on grade level 12 and the other a closed relations to the accused. The case was adjourned the case to Nov.21 for hearing.

Is this Nov. 21 not too far the adjourment date?

SOURCE: NAIJ