The Federal Government has filed a two-count
charge on criminal conspiracy and fraudulent
acquisition of property against former Senior
Special Adviser to ex-President Good Luck
Jonathan on Niger Delta Affairs, Mr Kingsley
Kuku.

Kuku, who was to be arraigned before Justice
Mamman Kolo of the FCT High Court sitting in
Wuse Zone 2, Abuja was, however, absent in
the court.

Kuku, who is also a former Coordinator,
Presidential Amnesty Programme, is charged
along with one, Lawrence Pepple, who served
as his a technical assistant.

Pepple was specifically accused of ‘’knowingly
acquiring interest in a private company where
he is a Director and Sole signatory of the
company's account’’.

He was also accused of being employed in
the public service as Technical Assistant on
Reintegration to the Special Adviser on Niger
Delta Affairs.

Kingsley Kuku and Henry Ogbolue, his Special
Assistant on Media and Communication, were
also to appear before the court on another
two-count charge.

The charges border on criminal conspiracy
and award of contract worth over N27 million
to a private company which has Ogbolue as
the sole signatory to the account of the
company.

Ogbolue is specifically accused of deliberately
failing to declare his assets located at Plot
261, Durumi, Abuja while filling his assets
declaration form on the Sept. 4. 2015.
Though no reason was given for the absence
of the two defendants, the court has fixed
April 20 as new date for their arraignment.