₦airaland Forum

sleemfesh:
Sometimes I wonder what the brains of these APC guys is made of: saw dust or amala.

Nnamdig2:
Buhari should just go and rest, he is old....

EFCC arraigns 121 suspects for fuel ‘subsidy scam, oil theft’
June 17, 2014

In what may be its biggest haul of suspected economic criminals till date, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned 121 suspects, including companies, for alleged fuel subsidy scam and oil theft in the Niger Delta.
It has also recovered about N6.53 billion from evaders of customs duties at the Lagos ports.
EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, addressed reporters yesterday in Abuja on the agency’s activities between March and June.

The spokesman said some Internet fraudsters had been arrested and prosecuted.
He said Jesse Omokoh, who allegedly obtained $90,000 from a 67-year-old Australian, Jette Jacobs, in a romance scam, is on trial at an High Court in Ibadan, Oyo State.
But the agency’s biggest hauls were in its war against theft in the Oil sector.
The breakdown of the figures showed that 17 oil marketers, 23 oil marketing companies and 81 suspects have been arraigned for alleged oil theft.
The commission has also seized 11 tanker vessels and 16 tanker trucks used for alleged oil theft.
Uwujaren said: “Oil subsidy scam: As we speak, I think there are about 17 oil marketers that are being tried, and I am talking of persons who are being tried in court over subsidy scam.
“But if you add the individuals and their companies, we have over 40 cases on trial for obtaining subsidy from the Federal Government without supplying products. Those cases are ongoing; they are progressing in court at different stages. Apart from the one we have in court, there are also a number of investigations that are going on.
“Investigation of subsidy is not a straight-forward thing; it is a very complicated procedure. It is not something you can just conclude within a country; you have to deal with organisations with proper jurisdiction, and these things take time.
“That is reason some people think we don’t have enough people standing trial in court. It is a complicated procedure, and that process is still on.
“In terms of whether or not we have recovered money from the subsidy thing, I say yes. I recall that about two months ago, the Executive Chairman of the EFCC announced that the commission had recovered N4.3 billion from the subsidy scam. That is very significant, considering the complicated nature of those transactions. We are not relenting in our determination to get to the root of the matter.”

On how the EFCC collaborated with other security agencies to fight oil thieves in the Niger Delta, Uwujaren said: “Oil theft is a subject that is of concern to every Nigerian. For us as a commission with a mandate to check oil theft by arresting and prosecuting offenders, I’ll like to report that commendable strides have been recorded in checking this menace.
“Of course, what we have done in this area could not have been possible without the assistance of sister-law enforcement organisations, notably the Navy and the Army.
“For some of you, who want hard statistics on the records of the commission in fighting oil theft in the Niger Delta, it is my pleasure to report that the commission, from January 2013 till date, investigated 21 cases of crude oil theft. Eleven tanker vessels and 16 tanker trucks were recovered, while 81 suspects have been charged to court.
“A few weeks ago, two Indians – Sailesh Kumar Singh and Chadrashekar Sharma – were jailed after successful prosecution by the commission for oil theft.
“The two were among the 12 suspected oil thieves arrested in Brass, Bayelsa State, in 2012 by the Joint Task Force (JTF) with 157,882 litres of suspected stolen crude oil. They are to serve 15 years imprisonment.
“This should serve as a deterrent for others still engaged in the nefarious trade.”
On evaders of import duties, Uwujaren said a large-scale investigation on the scandal at the ports led to the recovery of N6.53 billion unpaid Customs importation duties in Lagos.
The EFCC spokesman said the battle had shifted to Onne Port in Rivers State against duty evaders.
He said: “The desire to encourage local collaboration and erase unnecessary rivalries in law enforcement is the bedrock of our cooperation with the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS).
“Our joint recovery team in Lagos recovered N6.53 billion evaded Customs importation duties in Lagos between July 2012 and March 2014.
“Another joint recovery has began operations at Onne in Port Harcourt in April 2014 to recover Customs’ revenue in the Southsouth. We will be briefing you in the future on the outcome of this exercise.”
Uwujaren said the EFCC had been unrelenting to stamp out Internet crime.

He added: “Several cases were brought to trial in the last couple of weeks. First is the arraignment and conviction in Kano of Daniel Okpara, who defrauded people through a facebook account he opened in the name of the Executive Chairman of EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde.
“Okpara lured his victims by promising them jobs with the commission. As we speak, he is in prison, serving a three-year jail term.
“Early this month, the commission arraigned at an Ibadan High Court, a suspected Internet fraudster, Jesse Omokoh, who allegedly obtained $90,000 from a 67-year old Australian, Jette Jacobs, in a romance scam.
“Omokoh, 28, allegedly met the lady in an online dating site and struck a relationship with a promise to marry the woman. The lady relocated from Australia to South Africa in November and the accused left Nigeria to meet her in Johannesburg on February 4, 2013. Unfortunately, five days later, she was found dead in her apartment.”
The EFCC spokesman said the accused fled South Africa but was arrested by the EFCC because of the collaboration it has with the Australian police.
Also, Uwujaren said officers of the commission were recently in Australia and Spain, where they worked with their counterparts at the West Australia and Spanish National Police.
“Such engagements enable us to assist the host agencies in pending trans-national investigations, while exposing our staff to international best practices,” he said.
According to him, the commission has also hosted investigators and prosecutors from Zambia, the United States (U.S), the United Kingdom (UK), the Netherlands, Niger, World Bank and Africa Development Bank (ADB) and signed international memoranda of understanding (MoU) or joint working agreements.
Other international partners, such as the British Serious Fraud Office, the Economic Crimes Network (New Zealand) the Global Fund, the United States Trade Commission, the World Bank and a host of others had also been sealed.

From: http://thenationonlineng.net/new/efcc-arraigns-121-suspects-fuel-subsidy-scam-oil-theft/

LRNZH:
Speaking through his spokesperson Garba Shehu at a press conference Thursday in Abuja, Mr. Buhari said EFCC’s inability to record a conviction is in stark contrast to its past record, where former governors and other senior public officials accused of defrauding the Nigerian people were tried and prosecuted.

adedayourt:
Corruption is PDP

PDP is Corruption

anonimi:
www.nairaland.com/attachments/2102459_apcteam_png6dc9407cdcc2b68174c445361fc3e4c9

adedayourt:
So was ur point??

barcanista:
We have been hearing that PDP wrecked Nigeria for almost 16 years. I have taken my time to probe into the APC Presidential Campaign Organisation to see whether or not the "Change" Agents who forms members of the APÇPCO are "fresh intellectuals" or they have had one or two roles to play in Nigeria's decay by serving under "PDP" since 1999. Here is what I found out after probing into the list

www.thecable.ng/atiku-tinubu-named-buhari-campaign-team

1. Alh Atiku Abubakar Vice Chairman North,
Vice President 1999-2007(PDP)

2. Governor Chibuike Amaechi Secretary/
Director General
PDP Speaker RSHA under the failed administration of Peter Odili. PDP Governor(2007-2013)

3. Dr. S Jaja Council Member
Fmr PDP Deputy National Chairman

4. Prince T. Momoh Council Member
PDP(1999), ANPP(2003),CPC(2011), APC(till date)

5. Sen O. Izunaso Council Member
Reps PDP(1999-2007), Senator PDP(2007-2011)

6. Sen L. Shuaibu Council Member
Senator ANPP(1999-2007), PDP Gov Candidate for Zamfara(2007) Served Under PDP President Yaradua(2009-2010)

7. Chief S. Oni Council Member
PDP Ekiti Gov (2007-2010)

8. Gov. R Kwakwanso Council Member
PDP Gov (1999-2003), Def Min(2003-2007),PDP Gov(2011-2013)

9. Chief B. Akande Council Member
AD Gov Osun (1999-2003). Defeated as incumbent

10. Chief A. Ogbegie Council Member
(Not much is known about him)

11. Chief John Oyegun , Deputy Chairman
Council Member Chairman, APC
(Supported the Government of National Unity of Yaradua against Buhari in 2007)

13. Sen A. Adamu Council Member
PDP Nasarawa Gov(1999-2007), PDP BoT Secretary(2008-2011), PDP Senator(2011-2013)

14. Gov. A. Ahmed Council Member Governor,Kwara State
PDP Commissioner(2003-2011),PDP Kwara Gov(2011-2013)

15. Gov. R. Okorocha Council Member
PDP Special Adviser Under President Obasanjo

16. Sen Chris Ngige Council Member
PDP Anambra Gov(2003-2006)

17. Sen. G Akume Council Member,
PDP Benue Gov(1999-2007), PDP Senator(2007-2011)

18. Sen. B. Saraki Council Member
PDP Kwara Gov(2003-2011), PDP Senator(2011-2013)

19. Sen D. Goje Council Member
PDP Min of State for Power(1999-2002), PDP Gombe Gov(2003-2011), PDP Senator(2011-2013)

20. Sen A. Yarima Council Member
(God bless our infant daughters)

21. Alh K. Baraje Council Member
PDP Strongman 1998-2013. PdP Nat Secretary(2008-11)

22. Rt. Hon A Tambuwal Council Member
Speaker, House of Representatives
ANPP-DPP-ANPP-PDP(2007-2014)

23. Chief Audu Ogbeh Deputy Director
Coordination
PDP National Chairman(2001-2005)

24. Gov Aliyu Wamakko Council Member,
PDP Sokoto Gov (2007-2013)

25. Garba Shehu Director, Media and Publicity
Spokesman PDP VP Atiku(1999-2007)

26. Hon Sokonte Davies Director, Admin &Finance
PDP REP 2011-2013.

27. General Dambazau Director, Security
Was the Chief of Army Staff that ordered for Military deployment without notifying Acting President Jonathan in 2010. He was part of the Turai Yaraadua cabal.
http://saharareporters.com/real-news/sr-
headlines/5284-turai-coup-detat-how-turai-yaradua-
seized-power.html

28. Dasuki Jalo(Youth Mobilisation)
PDP Gombe SA(2003-2004), PDP LGA Chairman(2003-2008)

Additionally, Chief Barnabas Germade a Former PDP Boss Ùnder Obasanjo is a Senatoral Candidate of APC in Benue.

Olusegun Obasanjo that was asked by the APC to "Navigate" the Change was the PDP President between 1999-2007.

Hon Bello Mansari who was speaker of House of Reps during the inglorious tenure of Obasanjo/Atiku, is the APC Gov Candidate in Katsina State.

Fellow Nigerians, what moral justification does these men have to heap the whole PDP 15 years of leadership failure on President Goodluck Jonathan?

foxxynik:
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I keep asking myself... What will make a man contest for presidency for over 3times? Using different campaign slangs.... Seemingly "change" happens to draw him closer to the dreams of succeeding!.... And am fully certain that Buhari will never rule this country......

felifeli:
You need to see a psychiatrist very quickly. Nobody is laughing at you. Your imagination is too lively. Please stop smoking ganja.

Eluwilussit:
I wish I could share your optimism that Buhari will never rule nigeria. Lol. The way I see it, it will be a tragedy if he wins. He's the least qualified presidential candidate in our history. I wish I have the power to stop him. I hate everything that Buhari stands for. He's so myopic and very deceptive. I hope he loses.

justme002:
Amebo People's Committee,all u all know how to do is add salt to non existing injuries!,all I know is that even if GEJ collects a chieftaincy title in corruption,u all will get Grammy awards in d same corrupt practices cos u all ain't beta and if we r stupid enuf to let u all head this country,we just mite be feeding from dustbins,cos there will be no money in circulation!

Nnamdig2:
Buhari should just go and rest, he is old....

foxxynik:
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Buahahahaha....
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Ofcourse...your one vote for GEJ is powerful enough to stop Buhari.... Am not afraid of him....
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Am just having this pity for our younger generation! What will become of us....when our leaders aint looking down on what we're passing through....yet we vote them year in year out....
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Graduates....not having jobs....Mehn! Its annoying! When I read articles about the way our leaders mis handle our oil...how OBJ and Atiku use our oil money to build int'l universities...how they fought over the money that the poor and low class citizens work so hard to make on daily basis!
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I pity us...seeing that this country will never consider its younger generation.... I grieved heavily how youths will live to become men...and will never have a say in the governemnt affairs!....
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Governors embezzling and looting out money without building us good roads...no hospitality...yet our parents are jailed for not paying taxes!....
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Why should Nigeria be the poorest in Africa when we're the ones supplying oil to major foreign/western countries...
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Why should our leaders be the one looting and not giving every youths allowances? Even serving corpers earn very little....
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I just hope...GEJ will amend this things....
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I actually do not like GEJ...but I won't rather let a sharia keeper with evil intentions to rule this country....I'd rather remain where I am than to be misled into the dark... I do not trust a senile old man!....

foxxynik:
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Good enough...u're a uniform personnel....
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Maybe you could help us and fight corruption... For ones.... Disguised urself and stroll down to any police checkpoint near you....and watch the silly actions that they display.... And if u caught them extorting money from the unhealthy struggling citizens of this country....I'd beseech you to take reasonable actions....perhaps with a single act... You'll help to reduce corruption from our local level....

sleemfesh:
Sometimes I wonder what the brains of these APC guys is made of: saw dust or amala.

pure2012soul:
Buhari Buhari Buhari.
Your rantings are induced by senility

Stelvin101:
Anoda die-hard jona fan. if I need to see a psychiatrist den not bad, unlike u who needs to be locked up where they keep mad people. Amadioha strike ur left balls if u ever in ur miserable m wretched life dare quote me again!

felifeli:
Typical APC swine. He knows how to give insult but cannot take . Has your response not shown that you need to be in an asylum ? OK now I have qouted you and amadioha has not obeyed your id.ot instructions. Back to sender.

blackandbold:
ode..this is what u say when u are lost ability to comprehend simple comprehension...cos if after reading the stuff u cannot still understand or find out intensively when some or all these things are tru before u start rantling..thwn u are beyond redemption.it will take 2/3rd of the host of angels to redeem u

Eluwilussit:
On account of this post, it appears I am your nairaland twin. This is exactly how I feel. I don't like GEJ either. About Buhari and sharia, don't worry. No one is gonna Islamize nigeria. Not now, not ever. I agree with you 100%.

foxxynik:
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I have hope for this nation.... And I knw...with time... There will be a government that will be willing to sacrifice it self to give this country a better name! and worthwhile living!

INDUSTRIALFAN:
funny enough I dont do uniform when off.... I always travel on casual and trust me... I get to see the hideous act always but I never let them take advantage when I'm there

Eluwilussit:
I agree with you. I have faith in Nigeria too. We will get it right someday, by God's grace.