A former Chief of Air Staff, Adesola Amosu, who was accused of stealing from the Nigerian Air Force bank account to buy personal properties worth billions of naira, is still in plea bargain talks with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, his lawyer told a federal judge Tuesday.

Norrison Quakers, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, told Justice Mohammed Idris of the Lagos Division of the Federal High Court that the plea bargain talks between his client and the EFCC were still ongoing.

Mr. Amosu, a retired Air Marshal, was arraigned in June alongside Jacob Adigun, an Air Vice Marshal, and Gbadebo Olugbenga, an Air Commodore, on a 26-count charge of stealing N50 billion.

Also arraigned with the trio were their companies – Delfina Oil and Gas Ltd; McAllan Oil and Gas Ltd; Hebron Housing and Properties Company Ltd; Trapezites BDC; Fonds and Pricey Ltd; Deegee Oil and Gas Ltd; Timsegg Investment Ltd; and Solomon Health Care Ltd.

On July 8, the defence team, made up of Mr. Quakers, Bolaji Ayorinde (SAN), Kemi Balogun (SAN) and A. Etuokwu informed the court of their clients’ intention to enter plea bargain.
The members of the team, who had earlier told the judge that their clients had returned “colossal sums” to the federal government, sought an adjournment to perfect their N500 million each bail condition and to “smoothen” their talks with the EFCC.

According to the charge sheet, Mr. Amosu and Mr. Adigun, a former Head of Accounts and Budgeting at the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), allegedly removed sums running into billions of naira from NAF’s bank account to purchase properties for themselves in choice locations in Abuja, Lagos, and London.

They include N400 million to renovate and purchase medical equipment for Solomon HealthCare Ltd, 24 Adeniyi Jones Street, Ikeja; N500 million to purchase a property at No. 1 River Street, Wuse 2, Abuja; N240 million to purchase a property at No.61A, Lake Chad Street, Maitama, Abuja; and N370 million property at Agadez Street, off Aminu Kano Crescent, Abuja.

Others are N440 million to purchase a property at Salt Lake Street, Maitama, Abuja; N1.7 billion for property at Agobogba Street, Parkview, Ikoyi; N750 million to purchase Cappadol Mall at Adetokunbo Ademola Street, Wuse 2, Abuja; N1.5 billion for property at Sinari Daranijo Street, Victoria Island, Lagos; and N900 million to purchase a property No. 40A, Bourdillon, Ikoyi.

Outside Nigeria, the duo allegedly withdrew N660 million from the NAF account to purchase two properties at No. 50-52 Tenterden Grove, London (NW4 1TH) and No. 93B Shirehall Park, London NW4 2QU, United Kingdom.

On Tuesday, Rotimi Oyedepo, counsel to the EFCC, said he had brought two witnesses and was ready to invite them to the dock.
But Mr. Ayorinde objected, arguing that the matter was adjourned for mention and not trial.

Other members of the defence team aligned with Mr. Ayorinde, adding that their clients were still in plea bargain talks with the Commission.

In a short ruling, the judge agreed that the court’s records showed the matter had been, indeed, adjourned for mention.
He adjourned till October 20, 21 and 24, 2016 for trial.

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Every times Ex Ex Ex Ex this Ex that....
What abut all those thieves in the present administration
You know them. I won't mentions names o....

Pre-bargain what? He should return everything jor. Who put that pre-bargain inside our law self?

afanide:
Every times Ex Ex Ex Ex this Ex that....

What abut all those thieves in the present administration

You know them. I won't mentions names o....

I will help you,

Tinubu
Fashola
Ameachi
Fayemi
Oshiomole


Let the probe start with them

Wheeew!! Ayaff tired already.

TPAND:

I will help you,
Tinubu Fashola Ameachi Fayemi Oshiomole

Let the probe start with them

God Bless you........

N50Billion? Sometimes you ask yourself are all this money real? There are people out here who can't even afford N100 recharge card. You hear someone say "bros abeg make I use ur phone make 1 minute call, I no get airtime". And here is someone stealing as much as N50Billion.

Hmmm, either plea or no plea jagaban must use ondo as a warning to Apc. This man begging knows if pdp win during november election, no going back to National Assemble for him which means say na bad market be that.

Na lie jor 50billion or 500million? But if na tru, straight to kuje witout going to court.

EFCC oya do the needful . . . Anyways checkout my signature

Jail. Jail. Jail.

One man thief 50billion

Seize all his monies and send him to Kirikiri

we lost so many soldiers due to this corrupt minded top military brats

Witch hunting or not every looters deserved to be shoot in the skull..off to get my bazooka

afanide:
Every times Ex Ex Ex Ex this Ex that....

What abut all those thieves in the present administration

You know them. I won't mentions names o....

Senseless comment

U read several billions being stolen and about to be recovered and all u can muster is this substance lacking vomit...

What a wasted wailer!

afanide:
Every times Ex Ex Ex Ex this Ex that....

What abut all those thieves in the present administration

You know them. I won't mentions names o....

Hehehe Dubai property owners who saved up

Just heard a story of a guy who said he will renovate his girlfriend's family # house .... He made them remove the roof and he disappeared

Semper247:


Senseless comment

U read several billions being stolen and about to be recovered and all u can muster is this substance lacking vomit...

What a wasted wailer!

Substance lacking vomit
Im sure when the ex chief was in power you also called such substance lacking vomit.

Our rulers are heartless. that's why I don't listen to anyone that asks us to pray for our so called leaders. another unfortunate thing is, how many of us takes to the defence of our number one enemies. they stole what can sustain the generation yet unborn in Nigeria. yet all we do is exchange hot and abusive words between us, the victims, just because the enemies of the nation and her people belongs to either our tribes, faith or creed. when shall we awake?

Okay

Thief!!
Only u 50Billion?

You will die a miserable death..

The children of hate would probably not see anything wrong with this.

1) The guy is a Yoruba man (Yoruba), hence it is not witch hunting.

2) Let it be someone else like Metuh or Jonathan's wife, that's when you hear stupid sentiments like 'Tinubu this' Amaechi that'

What a double standard.

Let's call a spade a spade.

A thief is a thief. Let's condemn one irrespective of his/her tribe

Plea-bargain lo le se, make me sef go thieve government billions n do plea-bargain. This is where PMB has missed it, our laws aren't really favourable 4 anti-corruption fight n dat was why he should have been concerned about d leadership of d National Assembly.

Semper247:


Senseless comment

U read several billions being stolen and about to be recovered and all u can muster is this substance lacking vomit...

What a wasted wailer!

Dont mind the hopeless generation

What is wrong with us?

modelmike7:
Jail. Jail. Jail.

Jail? For N50Billion? Jail? Seriously? N50 whooping Billion, Not Million. Do you know how many blows to the head Floyd mayweather will have to endure in a fight to even earn that much. The animal should be given the capital punishment. He stole the lives of millions of Nigerians....

They must be involve, those rusted roof republic and tribal mark species don steal us die

martyns303:


Jail? For N50Billion? Jail? Seriously? N50 whooping Billion, Not Million. Do you know how many blows to the head Floyd mayweather will have to endure in a fight to even earn that much. The animal should be given the capital punishment. He stole the lives of millions of Nigerians....

. . . Bro, i concur!