Court grants EFCC leave to arraign Hembe

He and the Vice Chair of the House Committee on Capital Market will stand trial for misappropriation of public funds

Justice Abubakar Umar of an Abuja High Court, on Thursday, granted the EFCC leave to arraign Herman Hembe and Chris Azubogu, the former Chairman and Vice Chaiman of the House of Representatives Committee on Capital Market and Other Financial Institutions.

The EFCC had, through its Counsel, Onjekwu Obe, filed an application for leave to prefer a two-count criminal charge against the duo, under section 185 (d) of the Criminal Procedure Code.

"I hereby apply for leave to prefer a criminal charge against the above named accused persons," Obe's application read.

"Attached herewith are the following documents: a copy of the charge in respect of which leave is sought, and a verifying affidavit.

"Others are names and addresses of the witnesses, statements of the witnesses and that of the two accused persons and other documentary evidences."

Umar granted the application and said that based on the proof of evidence presented by the EFCC, Hembe and Azubogu are to be arraigned on Thursday, May 17.

"The application to prefer a criminal charge against Hon. Herman Hembe and Hon. Chris Azubogu has merit," he added.

Speaking to journalists, the EFCC counsel said Hembe and Azubogu would now be arraigned on May 17 on a two-count charge bordering on misappropriation of public funds.

According to Obe, the EFCC investigations revealed that Hembe and Azubogu were the two key actors in the N44 million fraud allegation rocking the House of Representatives Committee on Capital Market and Other Institutions.

He added that investigations also revealed that the two had confessed that they did not attend a workshop in the Dominican Republic, for which they collected money from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

According to Obe, the confession came on the day the EFCC launched a probe into the N30 million hotel bill allegedly incurred by SEC’s Director-General, Arunma Oteh.

"EFCC has enough evidence to present to court and is ready to begin its case," Obe said.




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Interesting!

Allah Akbar...

It has started!!

FRESH AIR ...

This are the big fish, trying to eat down the small fish - Bob Marley.

....Well, let's wait aπϑ see...

I hope justice is allowed to prevail, we have heard about so many trials and no conviction. Nice one sha

One corruption brings out another corruption ;DNIGERIA

Ok. we will see the end of it.

discharged and accquited

I Bet u, Nothing will come out of this foolish case. they are just wasting Nigerians time and resources.

Good luck to EFCC. We are likely to see more arraignments in the coming days.

Herman Hembe's arzz now = (__.__)
Herman Hembe's arzz after 2wks in Kiri-kiri = (__O__)
Drop the soap every morin nuqqa! Corruption payzzzzz!!!!!

all dis house of representatheif member sef

44M or 44B?

ha ha ha

I tot Hembe was i charge of the probe and oteh was the one under questioning?

THE HUNTER HAS BECOME THE HUNTED O! LWKMD

no be the same efcc that could not do anything to bankole? what i don't know is why we even have efcc if no single politician is in jail since jonathan came to power.
pdp and efcc are more corrupt than those they want to persecute.

NOT GUILTY TILL PROVEN SO LET'S NOT JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS YET. BESIDES, I'VE OBSERVED THAT IN NIGERIA, IT'S AN ISSUE OF; 'THOU SHALT NOT BE COUGHT' SYNDROME. THE FACT IS THAT EVERY POLITICIAN IN THIS COUNTRY IS PERCEIVED TO BE CORRUPT SO IT'S JUST TO GIVE A DOG A BAD NAME AND THAT'S IT, NAIRA LANDERS AND THE LIKES WILL DO THE REMAINING DAMAGE, QUICK TO EVEN FORGET THE OTEH OF A LADY WHOM PERHAPS, MADE THE ACCUSATION OUT OF DESPERATION. THE TRUTH IS THAT WE ACCUSE THOSE WHOM WE BELIEVE HAVE SINNED MORE THAN US

1025: no be the same efcc that could not do anything to bankole? what i don't know is why we even have efcc if no single politician is in jail since jonathan came to power.
pdp and efcc are more corrupt than those they want to persecute.

The prosecutor is willing to share the loot with the judicial whereas EFCC dont have anything to give them. That's y the court always throw the case out and it will be as if EFCC is not working. Imagine someone loot N10b and decides to give N5b to the chief justice, no matter how EFCC tries, they will never win.

They are all decieving themselves,of all the procecutions who have u seen ever goes to jail. if not for UK Ibori would av bin running around free in Nigeria chasing young girls around chamelesly. So this one now is scam.