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An Indian citizen, Tukur Shamsudden, and 12 individuals were on Tuesday arraigned by the operatives of the Police Special Fraud Unit, Ikoyi, Lagos, for alleged conspiracy and unlawful diversion of Automotive Gas Oil, commonly known as diesel, valued at over N4 bn, property of Dangote Industries Limited.

The defendants were brought before Justice Deinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court, alongside the Indian national.

Other defendants who were arraigned are Ikechukwu Obi, Chigozie Osukwu, Ukaegbu Chukwuma, Umeh Ugochukwu, Emmanuella Akamadu (female), Zango Umar, Emmanuel Oku, Shaibu Michael, Lucky Otoide, Mmaduabuchi Okezuonu, Ephraim Kanakapudi, and Omojowo Emmanuel.

They are facing 16 counts bordering on conspiracy, unlawful diversion of AGO, and receiving proceeds of fraudulently diverted products.

Prosecuting counsel, Mr M. Y. Bello, told the court that the defendants, comprising staff members of Dangote Industries Limited and officials of transport companies contracted to move diesel from Dangote depots to its Ibese and Obajana plants.

Specifically listed among the Dangote Petroleum Industries Limited staff in charge are Akamadu Emmanuella, Emmanuel Oku, Zango Umar, Lucky Otoide, and Ephraim Kanakapudi.

Others were said to be employed by Arigen Integrated Limited, Obat Limited, Amaiden Energy Limited, Regal Gate Limited, Alkham Limited, Prestige Limited, and Opetrus Global Limited.

Bello told the court that the offences were committed between January 2022 and December 2023.


The prosecutor alleged that Tukur Shamsudden, while representing Regal Gate Ltd, Alkham Limited, and Prestige Limited companies contracted by Dangote Industries Limited, diverted 1,530,893 liters of AGO, valued at N1,530,893bn.

He also told the court that Omojowo, acting as the Managing Director and representative of Opetrus Global Ltd, a company contracted to transload AGO from depots to the Dangote tank farm, fraudulently diverted 2,455,229 litres of AGO valued at N2,455,229bn, on or before December 20, 2023.

According to the prosecutor, the offences committed contravened Sections 21(a) and 18(2)(d) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022, and are punishable under Section 18(3) of the same Act, and Sections 383(2)(a) and 10 of the Criminal Code Act, and is punishable under Sections 390 and 516.

All 13 defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against them by the police.

Meanwhile, Bello informed the court that some of the defendants had earlier been granted bail under different conditions when they were first arraigned.

Earlier at the resuming hearing of the matter on Tuesday, the prosecutor informed the court of another amended charge against the defendants, which was filed following the arrest of the Indian national and the duo of Ephraim and Omojowo.


Consequently, all defendants were re-arraigned on the amended charge.

Justice Dipeolu adjourned the trial to July 22 and 23, 2025, for the commencement of the trial.

Source: https://punchng.com/Indian-Dangote-workers-arraigned-for-diverting-N4bn-diesel

.... Within few years from refinery establishment,they are about to run it down by looting.. I wonder NNPC that's a public, the kind of looting right there gonna cause mountain Everest to shake and sink... The moment you set up a company in Nigeria, you must open your eyes and ears wide cos they are ready to run it down within a year..

Hmm

Hmmmmmmmmmm 😮

4bn diesels are there working at the dangote refinery?

We're not ready to have a working country. Everyone is just scampering for whom to cheat. We blame everyone else for our woes except ourselves.

It's in our DNA, so make una no come dey shout or act surprised here. If na me and you see dat kain opportunity, we go do as dem so.

That's stealing

The acts of fraud were committed when Dangote was still importing refined AGO not when his refinery started operations. Try dey analyse details

badaru911:
.... Within few years from refinery establishment,they are about to run it down by looting.. I wonder NNPC that's a public, the kind of looting right there gonna cause mountain Everest to shake and sink... The moment you set up a company in Nigeria, you must open your eyes and ears wide cos they are ready to run it down within a year..

Name checkers won't be very pleased

Lol na Collabo


Imagine collaborating with an outsider to run another man street....


When we keep saying Nigerians are not different from dere Politicians...


We are the reflection of what our leaders are. Maybe when new batch of Citizens arrive oh buh this our set Sha jus wan mak am any way or loot anywhere they see opportunity.m.

This is pure greed.

badaru911:
.... Within few years from refinery establishment,they are about to run it down by looting.. I wonder NNPC that's a public, the kind of looting right there gonna cause mountain Everest to shake and sink... The moment you set up a company in Nigeria, you must open your eyes and ears wide cos they are ready to run it down within a year..

True, but many Nigerian companies appear to survive despite that.

Also they were caught. Dangote probably has better staff surveillance

I hope he concentrates on hiring more Nigerians

Greed

Huge theft..let them face the music

IF YOU HAVE BUSINESS IN NIGERIA PLEASE MONITOR YOURSELF !!
Now imagine what’s happening in NNPC ! I’m not a tribalistic person and don’t wish to be one but it’s sad to see they are all Igbos, I know some yorubas too will be the staff and won’t be clean but why can’t we just do our works and get paid. A refinery thats not even up to 5years 4billion is already been diverted ! 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️. Omo I believe there are ways you can still make legit money even while working there as side hustle but not to this terrible amount and diverted goods ! Human are wicked

Wickedness at it peak

KAM3KAZI:
Name checkers won't be very pleased

Lol that combo na complete WAZOBIA


But on serious note....
9ja G-boys dey learn work from Indians

adenigga:
Source: https://punchng.com/Indian-Dangote-workers-arraigned-for-diverting-N4bn-diesel

The major tribes represented wella.

Nigerians are the most wicked and corrupt people on this planet. For you to be a Nigerian citizen you must fulfil two conditions.....you must be wicked and corrupt.

Just look at the names.
People from the same region who said the Refinery was a fraud.
Till now some of them say the refinery doesn't refine a drop of crude.
But tonnes of them are working there and now sabotaging the same company....

Cursed

Ikechukwu Obi, Chigozie Osukwu, Ukaegbu Chukwuma, Umeh Ugochukwu, Emmanuella Akamadu (female), Emmanuel Oku, Shaibu , Lucky Otoide, Mmaduabuchi Okezuonu and Ephraim Kanakapudi,

They are trying to deverop Dangote refinery

Omo

Such a whopping amount!!!

Indian man wan cash out from African richest man LOL

Smh. Fantastic corruption.

GOVERNMENT ARE NOT WORKING,yet we are sabotaging the effort of industrialist who intend to help us.
You will say only OBI can do it. Yes tinubu is corrupt bcus if he knows how to generate revenue than any president, then he understood it. So disappointing that he choose the wrong path for his selfish ambition. To be sincere Atiku and OBI is neither an angel ?
Corruption is like a way of life for Nigerians. You can't come and end decades abnormality in 4yrs.
If they enforce the law today. I can assure u that 70% Nigerians will be in jail.
But same people will tell u to go after those stealing billions and there own is small.
Forgotten that Yaya Bello must once said that Nigerians issue is bad leaders.
A small scorpion see stings as normal thing.
A better Nigeria begin with your family.
Just imagine If we will end corruption in Nigeria today, lives will go with it both government officials and citizens. Your spouse or family may even reject or poison u. Bcus some of them maybe found guilty.
And the president may be killed.
NIGERIANS don't want saint but someone who will favour them in corruption.

adenigga:
Source: https://punchng.com/Indian-Dangote-workers-arraigned-for-diverting-N4bn-diesel

We keep blaming government for everything 🤣

Nigerians are not ready for change.

Chai!

People need to be facing consequences of their actions and inactions in this country with greavious penalty. That's the only way to eliminate corruption.


The mind of an average Nigerian is stinkingly corrupt, rotten with evil dead and just waiting for an opportunity to execute.


That's the state we found ourselves. Even the judge and the executioner sometimes don't have the will to execute judgement cos them too are guilty of the same crime.


The people is rotten, the society is rotten and the country is rotten!

Dangote loves the Indians lol
Nigerian private firms don’t even engage Nigerian professors to say the least