EFCC Charges Three Former Air Force Chiefs With N21bn Fraud
Category: Nigeria National News
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed a N21
billion money laundering charge against Air Marshal Adesola Amosu
Nunayon (rtd), Air Vice Marshal Jacob Bola Adigun and Air Commodore
Gbadebo Owodunni Olugbenga at the Federal High Court in Lagos.
According to The Nation,
the former Airforce Chief Air Marshal Nunayon and Air Vice Marshal
Adigun had between July 17th and September 16th 2014, allegedly removed
over N663.4 million from the Nigerian Air Force accounts to purchase
properties at 50-52 Tenterden Grove, London (NW4 1TH) and at 93B
Shirehall Park, LondonNW4 2QU, United Kingdom.
They are also alleged
to have bought a property at 40A, Bourdillon, Ikoyi, with N900million,
and a property at Sinari Daranijo in Victoria Island with N1.5billion.
EFCC
said the for,er Airfoce chiefs bought a property named as Cappadol Mall
at Adetokunbo Ademola Street, Wuse II Abuja, for N750million, as well
as a property worth over N1.7billion at Agobogba Street, Parkview, Ikoyi
Lagos, using the Airforce funds. Other
properties they allegedly bought using money they stole from the Air
Force account include one at Salt Lake Street, Maitama, Abuja; one at
Agadez Street off Aminu Kano Crescent, Abuja; 61A, Lake Chad Street,
Maitama, Abuja; and one at 1, River Street, Wuse II Abuja using alleged
stolen funds.
According to the charge documents, between last March 6th and April 30th,
the accused allegedly used N428,139,539.00 removed from the accounts of
the Nigerian Air Force to renovate and purchase medical equipment for
Solomon HealthCare Ltd situate at 24th Adeniyi Jones Street, Ikeja
Lagos.
Prosecuting counsel, Rotimi Oyedepo Isiokuwa, who signed the charge, said 42 witnesses will testify when trial begins.
Count
one read: “That You, Air Marshal Adesola Amosu Nunayon (Rtd), Air Vice
Marshal Jacob Bola Adigun, Air Commodore Gbadebo Owodunni Olugbenga,
Delfina Oil and Gas Ltd, Mcallan Oil and Gas Ltd, Hebron Housing and
Properties Company Ltd, Trapezites Bdc, Fonds and Pricey Ltd,Deegee Oil
and Gas Ltd, Timsegg Investment Ltd And Solomon Health Care Ltd on or
about the 5th day of March, 2014 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of
this Honourable Court conspired amongst yourselves to commit an offence,
to wit: Conversion of the sum of N21,467,634,707.43, property of the
Nigerian Air Force, which sum was derived from stealing, and thereby
committed an offence contrary to Section 18(a) of the Money Laundering
(Prohibition) (Amendment) Act, 2012 and punishable under Section 15(3)
of the same Act.”
Companies
named in the charge are Delfina Oil and Gas Ltd, Mcallan Oil And Gas
Ltd, Hebron Housing and Properties Company Ltd, Trapezites BDC, Fonds
and Pricey Ltd, Deegee Oil and Gas Ltd, Timsegg Investment Ltd and
Solomon Health Care Ltd.
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