EFCC files 22 fresh charges against Tompolo over alleged N22.7bn fraud
Category: Nigeria National News
Eight days after a judge ordered the arrest of former Niger Delta
militant leader Tompolo over his refusal to appear in court on a
40-count charge of alleged N34bn fraud earlier filed against him and
nine others, the EFCC on Friday January 22nd, filed 22 fresh charges at
the Federal High court Abuja, against the ex-Niger Delta militant leader
and 12 others over allegations of stealing, advanced fee fraud and
money laundering to the tune of N22,765,900,000.
The anti-graft agency has listed 25 witnesses that are to testify against Tompolo in the fresh charges.
They include seven EFCC investigators, officials of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, officials of the Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, officials of the Bureau of Public Procurement, officials of four commercial banks including Access Bank, First Bank, Zenith Bank Plc and United Bank for Africa Plc. No judge has been assigned the case yet.
The anti-graft agency has listed 25 witnesses that are to testify against Tompolo in the fresh charges.
They include seven EFCC investigators, officials of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, officials of the Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, officials of the Bureau of Public Procurement, officials of four commercial banks including Access Bank, First Bank, Zenith Bank Plc and United Bank for Africa Plc. No judge has been assigned the case yet.
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