Two resigned top government employees, Accountant-General of the Federation, Jonah Ogunniyi Otunla, and an ex-Comptroller-General of Customs, Abdullahi Inde Dikko have revealed how they discounted N8.2billion plunder to the depository.
The Nation reports that the public authority authorities discounted the monies to dodge arraignment by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offenses Commission (ICPC).
Subtleties of the discounts were uncovered in court reports recorded by the two previous public authorities. In the suits, the previous public officials questioned the choice of the counter join organizations to demand arraigning them on defilement accusations after they were advised to make discounts in lieu of indictment.
Otunla guaranteed that the now-suspended acting Chairman of the EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, guaranteed him that he would not be indicted should he return reserves followed to him, organizations connected to him, and his partners.
The organizations are Gold Reef Industries Limited, Lambster Nigeria Limited, G.C. Electronic Limited, Sinmilak Nigeria Limited, Wehsac Farms Limited, Shepherded Field Global Resources Limited, and Stellavera Development Company Limited.
In the court papers, Otunla expressed that at some point in 2015, he was welcomed by a group of EFCC examiners, testing affirmed redirection of assets from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) annuity reserves. He said he met with Magu throughout the examination when the then acting EFCC seat advised him to "discount the monies connected to your organizations and no one will arraign you."
Otunla expressed that dependent on Magu's guarantee, he had a reconciliatory meeting with the specialist, where he promptly attempted to make accessible a few assets as discounts.
In accordance with the arrangement, Otunla said one of the organizations connected to him – Stellar Vera Development Ltd – discounted N750m; another organization – Damaris Mode Coolture Ltd – discounted N550m, while the two firms later made an extra joint discount of N2,150,000,000.00. He added that, at a point, he raised a few bank checks for N10m for the EFCC which he gave to its Economic Governance Section.
Otunla said in all he made a discount of N6,392,000,000.00 to the Federation Account through the EFCC.
In the court papers, Otunla is asking the court to, among others, hold that taking into account the confirmation given to him by Magu, which educated his discount regarding the cash, he could presently don't be indicted for his activities while in office.
On his part, previous Customs chief, Dikko said he entered a concurrence with the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami "to return $8m or its comparable in naira atN197 to a dollar." He clarified, in one of the court reports, that not long after he resigned, he entered in a concession to May 25, 2016 with the AGF and the Director General of the State Security Service.
The ex-Customs manager said he met with the two Federal Government's delegates at the International Hotel, Park path, Mayfair, London, during which Malami guided him "to return $8m or its identical in naira, at N197 to a dollar to keep the Federal Government of Nigeria from arraigning me." He said he completely followed the order of the AGF by paying the cash in its naira same.
In a new judgment, Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court in Abuja, concurred with Dikko that he could presently don't be arraigned by the ICPC taking into account the concurrence with the AGF. Equity Mohammed refered to a previous choice by Justice Nnamdi Dimg alt='Ex-Accountant General of the Federation and previous Customs supervisor discount N8b into government coffer' class='img-responsive content place' style='margin: auto;'ba (additionally of the Federal High Court, Abuja) in the suit, stamped: FHC/ABJ/CS/587/2018.
In the judgment, Justice Dimg alt='Ex-Accountant General of the Federation and previous Customs manager discount N8b into government coffer' class='img-responsive content place' style='margin: auto;'ba found that considering the concurrence with the AGF, Dikko could at this point don't be indicted by the EFCC and some other bureaucratic arraigning office comparable to his exercises while in office.
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