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EFCC charges ex-NSA, AIT chair, Bafarawa, others to court

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday filed money laundering charges, among others, against businessman Dr. Raymond Dokpesi.

Also charged before the Federal High Court are: Former National Security Adviser (NSA) Sambo Dasuki, former Sokoto State Governor Attahiru Bafarawa, former Minister of State for Finance Bashir Yuguda and former Director of Finance, Office of the National Security Adviser(ONSA), Shaibu Salisu.

The detained suspects were yesterday served copies of the charges, The Nation learnt.

Some of the suspects were meeting last night with their counsel, an indication that they might be arraigned today or before the weekend.

In the suit, which is yet to be assigned to a judge, Dokpesi is slammed with six counts, according to court sources.

The AIT/Ray Power chairman admitted collecting N2.1billion from the office of the NSA. The money, he said, is for media services.

Dokpesi is charged along with his company – Daar Holdings and Investment Limited.

They are accused of violating the Money Laundering Act, the EFCC Act and the Public Procurement Act.

Dasuki, who is charged along with the others, is already standing trial before the Federal High Court, Abuja for alleged illegal possession of firearms and money laundering.

There were strong indications yesterday that the accounts of most of the suspects had been frozen.

According to an EFCC source, who spoke in confidence, filing the charges “is a demonstration of our commitment to the rule of law”.

He said the EFCC would not want to detain all the suspects for long “because they are overstretching our facilities”.

“Their fate will now be determined by the court. It is the court that will decide whether they should be granted bail or be remanded in prison custody,” the source added.

The investigation of the $2.1 billion arms deals will continue in spite of filing of charges, it was learnt.

Although the details of the charges were not released last night, it was learnt that the EFCC chose to beat most of the suspects to their game.

“These suspects were already plotting to go to a High Court to quash the detention warrant issued by a Chief Magistrate’s Court against them.

“We have to move faster to checkmate plans to stop their trial.”

When contacted last night, Mr. Ahmed Raji (SAN), who is one of the counsel to the former National Security Adviser, Mr. Sambo Dasuki said: “My client has been served with the charges preferred against him. I am now studying them with his team of lawyers in preparation for the arraignment.”

It was gathered that the charges against Dasuki and others border on misapplication and stealing of funds.

Most of the accounts of the high-profile suspects have been frozen by the EFCC. None of the suspects has access to their accounts. We have placed Post No Bill (PNB) on their accounts until the court takes a decision.

“Their international passports are also with us to restrict their movement to the country pending the time the court will decide as may be appropriate.”

Dokepsi, who is on bail from the EFCC, was last Friday ordered to be produced by Justice Gabriel Kolawole (also of the Federal High Court, Abuja).

The order followed an ex-parte application by Dokpesi, who claimed to have been unlawfully detained beyond 48 hours by the EFCC. The judge, who heard Dokpesi’s lawyer, Mike Ozekhome (SAN) in chambers, ordered the EFCC to produce Dokpesi before his court on the next hearing date of December 14.

Ozekhome, who told reporters what happened in the judge’s chambers, said the judge also ordered the EFCC to show cause why he should not grant Dokpesi’s prayer for unconditional or conditional bail.

Dokpesi hinged his prayers on the grounds that no formal charge had been brought against him, over 48 hours after his detention.

The applicant said he went to honour a verbal invitation from EFCC on December 1 and had been detained since then after subjecting him to hours of “unprepared interrogation”.

He argued that the offences alleged against him “are ordinarily bailable”. He promised not to jump bail and not to interfere with witnesses or the course of justice if any formal charge is filed against him.

Dokpesi said with his social status, the court could grant him bail on liberal terms. Or on self recognisance as he has no criminal antecedents or record. He promised to attend court if eventually he is formally arraigned.


http://thenationonlineng.net/2b-arms-deals-all-set-for-dasukis-dokpesis-trial/

money missed road

Softhands:
Your Father is our Mentor...Zombie!!!

thank you sir

akinvest:
God help me Christmas at the conner now, make things easy for my family!

its well

Cc: lalasticlala

chimerase2:
Price of goods re going high by the day
Even indomie now has added price
If indomie of all commodity can add price then u should knw wat we re into
Buhari is a disgrace to humanity

suxkill:
we are still on changi era!!!

by the time we get to dole next year in January when some of us will need to pay children school fee by his grace,
that when people might see chin-chum.
including those that called us wailers.

GudluckIBB:
Olisa Metuh, I'm a Buhari supporter but I agree with you with that things are tough right now.

However, if your party headed by Jonathan didn't loot the treasury while he was the president, things wouldn't have been so bad like this.

Secondly, if jonathan had won second term, it would have been a disaster For Nigerians and this wailing you are wailing now would have been doubled!

The 2.1Billion that was paid to Dokpesi and the 10Billion Naira jonathan asked dasuki to change into dollars and paid pdp delegates, don't you think these monies would have gone a long way in fixing our Economy?

Jonathan sold dollars for over 120usd and there was nonthing to show for it and Buhari is selling for less than 40 usd and you want The Economy to be okay over night!

Finally Mr Metuh, I saw one of the trains jonathan bought less than a year ago broken down in iganmu sometime last week.

How do you explain a "Brand New train" already broken down so soon?

Olisa Metuh, socrates said an unexermined mind is not worth living.Exermine you self first before criticising Buhari.

Pdp killed this Country.


Nigeria will be great again!

Wao, thanks bro....let the game begin..

lalasticlala

food don come for wailers

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of inflicting hardship on Nigerians though his policies and apparent lack of viable economic initiatives.

PDP National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh in a statement on Tuesday said it is disheartening that the Buhari administration has remained insensitive and unresponsive to the groaning of Nigerians occasioned by the apparent lack of competent hands in the management of the economy.

“Rather than evolving economic initiatives to improve the lot of the citizens, this administration has in the last seven months churned out policies that stifle productivity in the formal and informal sectors, thereby inflicting hardship on them. This has resulted in the semi-destruction of the long-standing extended family system in our society.

“It is a statement of fact that under President Buhari’s watch, the nation has witnessed the gloomiest festive season. Under this government, Nigerians have had the worst Sallah celebration and by all indications, this Christmas season is going to be the bleakest ever.

“More worrisome is the fact that there is no indication that the government has any plan for ameliorating the hardship of the people. Instead, the situation may get worse as this administration, in its lack of economic initiatives, is now rolling up its sleeves to introduce some stringent tax policies, in addition to completely removing the social palliatives Nigerians benefit from.

“On the issue of the persisting fuel queues across the country, we demand that the government come clean. Is it market driven or a product of government conspiracy? Our take is that if indeed it is true that the government has a hand in this fuel crisis, then they should have a rethink and show pity on innocent Nigerians.

“We therefore align with the people in declaring that this administration is unprepared for governance. President Buhari and his party came to power on propaganda, deceit and falsehood and the government has now shown lack of initiatives and the required competence to successfully move the nation forward.

PDP further said that it is saddening that a government that came to power on a mantra of CHANGE now seeks to CHAIN the ways and means of the very people that they deceived into voting for them.

The party advised the government to note that any attempt to increase taxes and duties will overstretch the lean income of ordinary Nigerians and gradually inflict intolerable poverty in the land.

http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/2015/12/youre-inflicting-hardship-on-nigerians-pdp-tells-buhari/

The Inspector-General of Police (IG), Mr Solomon Arase, has in Kano donated N1 million to an injured policeman for his gallantry in service.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Cpl. Ibrahim Adamu lost four fingers during a gun battle with cattle rustlers in the notorious Falgore forest recently.

Arase announced the donation while addressing officers and men of the state Police Command in Kano on Tuesday.

NAN reports that the IG also promoted and decorated Cpl. Adamu with the rank of Sergent.

He said the injured policeman was given the money to enable him seek medical attention.

The IG said the force would continue to give priority attention to the welfare of its personnel for effective service delivery.

He disclosed that the force had concluded arrangements to give scholarship to 300 children of some officers and men.

Arase said that the decision was informed by the commitment to ensure that children of junior officers were given the opportunity to further their studies.

“We are doing this to reduce the fear of the unknown among the officers after retiring, “ he said.

He also disclosed that plan was underway to build houses for the junior officers in all the six geo-political zones of the country as part of renewed efforts to provide decent accommodation for them.

He, therefore, urged officers and men of the command to avoid acts capable of denting the image of the Force.

Earlier, the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Muhammad Katsina, told the IG that the Command had recovered 3,338 rustled cattle in the last two months.

Katsina said that the command had also recovered 191 goats, nine sheep and two dogs during the period under review.

He said that the command had also arrested 67 suspected armed robbers and 71 suspected rapists.

He, however, said that inadequate manpower and logistics challenges were some of the factors militating against the smooth operations of the command.

“We have only 7,967 police officers and two mobile police units, hence the need for the command to have more hands to enable it discharge its duties effectively, “ he said.

NAN reports that the IG was in the state in continuation of his nationwide tour of various state commands.

http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/2015/12/ig-donates-n1m-to-injured-police-corporal-in-kano/

OnankpaBa:
President Buhari, through its spokesman Garba Shehu, issued a statement today saying that “the President won’t assent to any legislation that may be inconsistent with the constitution of Nigeria. Lets hope he stand by his words

they cant shut the media.

Freemanan:




Misplaced priorities....

Senator Dino Melaye, who once masqueraded himself as an anticorruption activist, is one of the leading supporters of the media censorship bill. Mr. Melaye delivered a tirade on the Senate floor last week telling fellow Senators and the media that social media could “drag democracy into crisis.



now the question is? will they succeed? will PMB sign it into law?

The anti social media protest was Tuesday morning taken to the National Assembly by protesters against the ongoing law to gag the online platform by the nation’s lawmakers.

Protesters with placards reading, “Social Media Bill is anti-people” were chorusing “we no go gree o” in obvious angst, asking the lawmakers to stop further actions on the bill. They were however stopped at the first gate by heavily armed Policemen who insisted they would not be allowed to enter the National Assembly.

The protester who stormed the Assembly in large numbers, were mostly dressed in black attires, with some in sealed black sellotape on their mouths.

One of the protesters who identified himself as Nnamdi told DAILY POST that the Senators were obviously out to gag the press, something he likened to Decree 4 of the past Military era, stressing that they would do everything they can to resist it.

A lady who was addressing the protesters whose name could not be confirmed by DAILY POST expressed disappointment on Senators of the 8th Assembly, explaining that all of them were intellectually bankrupt if they could not understand the contribution of the social media which has evolved in the 21st century.

” Attempt by the Nigeria Senators to gag social media shows they are intellectually bankrupt, especially that they could not understand the contribution of social media in the 21st century,” she said.

Security agents who barricaded the entrance of the National Assembly gate urged the protesters to be peaceful.

Cc: lalasticlala

http://dailypost.ng/2015/12/08/anti-social-media-protesters-storm-national-assembly-chide-lawmakers/

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VOICEOFJUSTICE:
Sylva is a sell-out. He thought we didn't know his plans with the APCs during the presidential election to undo his own blood brother GEJ.

bros there is nothing like brother or blood in democracy. Our politicians only has one thing called "self interests"

Na our culture jare. nothing unusual here.

source and maggi please...

I think its high time the government do something about tankers.

gbagam

merry02:
Hummmmm...its a clear cut evidence that Bayelsans do not need a thug like u. Sylva primary election is an indication that APC field a wrong candidate.

lol

Exploit200:
Love it or hate it Governor Dickson has slayed APC to Pieces.
This was what Jonathan should have done though, But i Still give Jonathan some credit for Laying an Electoral Foundation for peace.
My question is can Buhari Emulate this?

nice shot..Jonathan tried in terms of peace. I think our INEC need to be independent as their names implies.

otukpo:
Inec has gone back to the days of obj's iwuruwiru.

Well, i think INEC's integrity will be tested using Bayelsa's Poll.

When will our Politicians learn to accept defeat? Its not your fathers throne. And the youth planning to protest with the two candidates should please wise up.

Politicians are not worth dying for.

Decision in order, say Dickson, PDP

bayelsa poll Results

Local Govt APC PDP

Brass 21, 755 6,516
Sagbama 5,382 28,934
Yenagoa 14,563 24,258
Kolokuma/Opokuma 6,896 7,619
Ekeremor 7,918 14,604
Ogbia 9,106 13,051
Nembe 6,974 10,768


Another electoral logjam surfaced yesterday —courtesy of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), which failed to conclude a governorship election.

Just as it did in Kogi State last month, the agency threw a spanner in the works, declaring Saturday’s election in Bayelsa State inconclusive.

These are the two governorship elections so far held under the chairmanship of Prof. Mahmud Yakubu as INEC chairman.

INEC cancelled the rescheduled poll in Southern Ijaw Local Government Council, one of the eight local governments in the state.

Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) Baritor Kpagir said the cancellation was endorsed by the national headquarters.

Kpagir said the election was cancelled, following reports that the poll in Southern Ijaw was substantially marred by violence, ballot box snatching, intimidation and other irregularities.

The REC, at the state collation centre located inside the multipurpose hall of the secretariat of Yenagoa Local Government, noted that in the interest of international compliance with best practice, the cancellation of the election became necessary.

Kpagir indicated that a new date for the election would be chosen and communicated to all the stakeholders.

The Chief Retuning Officer, Prof. Zena Akpogu, who is also the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar in Cross River State, maintained that he could not declare any of the candidates the winner of the poll, without the results from Southern Ijaw Local Government.

The mainly-riverine Southern Ijaw is the biggest council in the state. It has over 120,000 voting strength, which would decide the eventual winner of the election between Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP’s) Seriake Dickson and the All Progressives Congress’ (APC’s) Chief Timipre Sylva.

The governorship election took place on Saturday in Yenagoa, Kolokuma/Opokuma, Sagbama, Brass, Ekeremor, Ogbia and Nembe Councils. The poll in Southern Ijaw council was rescheduled for Sunday also as a result of violence and killings.

In the collated results from the seven local governments as announced by the Returning Officer, the PDP leads with 33,154 votes. The PDP polled 105,748 votes as against APC’s 72,594 votes.

Prior to the cancellation of the election in Southern Ijaw, some PDP women and youths, who wore black dresses and led by the party’s Bayelsa Women Leader Faith Opuene, protested near the collation centre, expressing displeasure over the poll in Southern Ijaw.

Barely 30 minutes after the protest, despite the police ban on demonstrations, some militants from Southern Ijaw escorted two Hilux vans, one of them with Bayelsa Government House registration number: BYGH145, into the collation centre.

The two vehicles were loaded with uncounted ballot materials, without any security escort or INEC official.

The militants, who were singing war songs, as they alighted from the Hilux vans, claimed that they escaped from Southern Ijaw with the results of three units of Amassoma in the council area, in view of the violence, but the electoral materials were not accepted by the INEC officials at the collation centre.

The Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG) in charge of Training and Development, Hashimu Argungu, told the militants to give peace a chance, assuring them that INEC would address their complaints.

The results are: Brass Local Government PDP 21,755 votes, APC 6,516 votes.

Sagbama PDP: 24, 258, APC 5, 382. Yenagoa, PDP 24,258, APC 14, 563

Kolokuma/Opokuma PDP 7,619 votes, APC 6,896.

Ekeremor PDP 14,602, APC 7,918 votes.

For the results announced yesterday: Ogbia PDP 13,051, APC 9,106 and Nembe PDP 10,768 APC 6,974 votes.

From the seven local government areas, PDP polled 105,748 votes. APC had 72,594 votes, with a difference of 33,154 votes.

The police warned against plans by some people to protest in Yenagoa, the state capital.

A statement by the Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG), Hashimu Argungu, banned all forms of procession, rally or demonstration.

The statement was circulated at INEC’s collation centre in Yenagoa, where the results of the governorship election in the state were being announced.

It was gathered that the PDP had already mobilised people to protest against the rescheduled election that was held in Southern Ijaw.

Argungu said the police were informed about plans by some “disgruntled elements” to carry out illegal rallies and demonstrations in the state.

The DIG said: “This form of conduct will jeopardise the ongoing electoral process. Therefore, the command warns all intending perpetrators to desist from such acts, as it will deal decisively with any person or group of persons who wish to engage in any conduct that will compromise the existing peaceful atmosphere.

“Members of the public are advised to go about their normal businesses, as security agencies are poised to guarantee the safety of lives and property.”

Earlier, Dickson was live on the state-owned Radio Bayelsa, protesting the electoral process, at the time he was leading with over 28,000 votes.

Dickson asked residents to hit the streets at 2p.m. for a rally to protest what was happening at the collation centre and he vowed to lead the protest.

The Bayelsa governor, who fielded questions from listeners, said: “There will be a rally to resist what is happening now. It is clear to me that security services have become an army of occupation.”

Security was strengthened in the state capital, with four Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) deployed round the state collation centre.

Detachment of anti-bomb squad, riot policemen and soldiers took over some strategic areas in Yenagoa, to prevent a breakdown of law and order.


Cc: lalasticlala

http://thenationonlineng.net/its-rape-of-democracy-says-sylva-as-inec-stops-poll/