Efcc Arrest Lagos Assembly Speaker For Laundering N501 Million


LAGOS—The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Adeyemi Ikuforiji, was, yesterday, arraigned before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos alongside his Personal Assistant, Mr. Oyebode Atoyebi by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on an amended 20 count charge of money laundering.

The accused persons were initially charged before Justice John Tsoho, who personally withdrew from the matter, after he said he had no intension of continuing with the case, though he gave no reason.

The case was subsequently re-assigned to Justice Okechukwu Okeke. At the hearing in the matter, EFCC’s council reminded the court of the existence of the charge and asked that it should be read to the accused persons.

The accused persons pleaded not guilty to the charges and were admitted to bail on self recognition while the Clark of the Lagos Assembly, Segun Habiru stood as surety for Atoyebi.

The matter was consequently adjourned till March 26 and 27 for trial.

The charge alleged that Ikuforiji and Atoyebi conspired among themselves between April 2010 and July 2011 to do an illegal act by accepting various cash payments amounting in the aggregate of N273 million from the Assembly without going through a financial institution.

The offence is contrary to and punishable under Sections 18 (a) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 and punishable under Sections 16 (2) (b) of the same Act.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/03/lagos-speaker-aide-arraigned-over-alleged-money-laundering/

Thieves.

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LOL.

Up ACN.

werepeLeri:

LOL.

Up ACN.

^ Troublemaker

Lol! Now we won't see Gbawe and his red-eyed desperation.

I hope they won't come up with another "lack of evidence" excuse to release this looter.

This one should rot in jail if found guilty. They need to confiscate all his properties and bank accounts.

501Million for one person? na hin get Lagos?

From PDP to ACN , Nothing will hurppen.

Until we return to Buhari Era days, we will only see More worse criminals than Ikuforiji, Everyone is thinking about themselves as you know it, including their leader, BOLA TINUBU,

no be yesterday dem free gbenga daniels, last i checked na pdp gpvernor him be.
na today.

Another money wasting venture by EFCC. These EFCC guys sef dey embezzle money through all these bridge to nowhere cases.

Of course this case is going no where, Justice John who walk away from the case knows better now, and this current Judge also will soon receive his own notice. Forget about any case in nigeria that involve any politician for money issue or something else, it will end up with no sufficient evidence and acquitted will be follow. We are living in dark world, haven of corruption and malpractices.

Daniel 43 count charge released
Bankole 31 count charge released!
Fayose - released
Bode George - released
Bola Tinubu - released
Lucky Igbenidion - released
Alao Akala - released
Boko-haram - released
Alameseigha-released
MEND - released (and compensated in $$$)

Ikuforiji 20 count charge only, on trial
Oga Ikuforiji, relax. nothing will come out of it, truly speaking.
The Judge will release you soon because 20 count charge is too small and a waste of the Court's time.

ALL NA STORY LAUNDERING NA ACN CULTURE. SWEEP THEM ALL TO JAIL.

EFCC cannot win a coruption case against ACN strong members in Lagos State.
Who dey pay the Judge sef?

OMG! 501 million?

OMG! 501 million?

OMG! 501 million?

fm7070:

EFCC cannot win a coruption case against ACN strong members in Lagos State.
Who dey pay the Judge sef?

olodo! It says federal high court!
By the way are you suggesting that lasg is part of his crimes?

Public charade from  EFCC and the massively corrupt Nigerian Judiciary. Ole gbe, ole gba. Just release the chap and stop wasting everybody's time and tax payers money chasing shadows. He'll be discharged and acquitted for lack of evidence as usual. Pointless exercise really.

Seems we dont know how to squeeze these criminals
EFCC shd acquire training from d metropolitan police
They made Ibori squirt

As for me EFCC is weak so they can not win any case now and perhaps in the nearest future i pity that organization hope they won't come up with another "lack of evidence" excuse to release this looter.

This one should rot in jail if found guilty. They need to confiscate all his properties and bank accounts.

501Million for one person? na him get Lagos?

Dis man na tif, with him fat neck

ACN den of criminals

charity begins at home not in lagos. until our number 1 citizen lead by example, nothing will change. it is always confusing how Nairalanders jump up in celebration whenever they read about this type of nonsense.
let uncle joe tell the wife to return $13m belonging to bayelsa state ppl and from there other looters will be afraid of efcc and pdp.
u can't fight corruption when you sleep and wake up with a corrupt wife.
aso rock is the headquarters of corruption and the most corrupt nigerians dwell in aso rock.
legalise corruption joe and stop disturbing poor nigerians.