The economic and financial Crimes commission has entreated Justice Abdulaziz Anka of the Federal excessive courtroom in Lagos no longer to present leader Mike Ozekhome (SAN) get entry to to his account in guaranty accept as true with financial institution which has a balance of N75m.
The anti-graft organisation claimed that the cash, which turned into paid to Ozekhome as criminal price with the aid of the Governor of Ekiti country, Mr Ayodele Fayose, turned into part of the N2.26bn fingers procurement fund, which a former national protection Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.), allegedly looted.
The EFCC said they traced N1.22bn out of the N2.26bn Dasuki loot to Fayose.
The anti-graft organisation said that Dasuki routed the cash to Fayose via a former Minister of state for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro.
The EFCC stated this in a counter-affidavit it filed in opposition to an utility by means of Ozekhome looking for the unfreezing of his account.
Ozekhome’s GTB account, having a balance of N75m, had for the reason that February 7, 2017, been frozen by way of the EFCC on the order of Justice Anka.
But Ozekhome had approached the courtroom mentioning that the EFCC misrepresented statistics to achieve the freezing order and entreated Justice Anka to lift the freezing order.
The SAN had contended that the movement of EFCC become unconstitutional, had no legal justification, and was a gross violation of sections 36, 37 and forty one of the 1999 charter.
In reaction, but, the EFCC, in a counter affidavit deposed to by way of one among its prosecutors, Idris Mohammed, stated though it had in advance secured an period in-between order from Justice Mohammed Idris of the Federal high court docket in Lagos to freeze Fayose’s account, the governor, through Ozekhome, went before Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Ado Ekiti department of the Federal excessive courtroom to attain an order to unfreeze the account.
The EFCC prosecutor said no matter the fact that Fayose become conscious that it had straight away appealed Justice Taiwo’s ruling, the governor still went beforehand to dissipate a part of the contentious price range, paying a sum of N75m to Ozekhome who helped him to at ease Justice Taiwo’s unfreezing order.
EFCC stated Ozekhome need to have “reasonably recognized that the N75m was transferred to him” from Fayose’s account, which the EFCC stated become used to maintain proceeds of crime and alleged kickbacks from a few contractors in Ekiti kingdom.
The EFCC urged Justice Anka no longer to unfreeze Ozekhome’s account.
Justice Anka adjourned till March 7, 2017, for hearing inside the case.
The anti-graft organisation claimed that the cash, which turned into paid to Ozekhome as criminal price with the aid of the Governor of Ekiti country, Mr Ayodele Fayose, turned into part of the N2.26bn fingers procurement fund, which a former national protection Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.), allegedly looted.
The EFCC said they traced N1.22bn out of the N2.26bn Dasuki loot to Fayose.
The anti-graft organisation said that Dasuki routed the cash to Fayose via a former Minister of state for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro.
The EFCC stated this in a counter-affidavit it filed in opposition to an utility by means of Ozekhome looking for the unfreezing of his account.
Ozekhome’s GTB account, having a balance of N75m, had for the reason that February 7, 2017, been frozen by way of the EFCC on the order of Justice Anka.
But Ozekhome had approached the courtroom mentioning that the EFCC misrepresented statistics to achieve the freezing order and entreated Justice Anka to lift the freezing order.
The SAN had contended that the movement of EFCC become unconstitutional, had no legal justification, and was a gross violation of sections 36, 37 and forty one of the 1999 charter.
In reaction, but, the EFCC, in a counter affidavit deposed to by way of one among its prosecutors, Idris Mohammed, stated though it had in advance secured an period in-between order from Justice Mohammed Idris of the Federal high court docket in Lagos to freeze Fayose’s account, the governor, through Ozekhome, went before Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Ado Ekiti department of the Federal excessive courtroom to attain an order to unfreeze the account.
The EFCC prosecutor said no matter the fact that Fayose become conscious that it had straight away appealed Justice Taiwo’s ruling, the governor still went beforehand to dissipate a part of the contentious price range, paying a sum of N75m to Ozekhome who helped him to at ease Justice Taiwo’s unfreezing order.
EFCC stated Ozekhome need to have “reasonably recognized that the N75m was transferred to him” from Fayose’s account, which the EFCC stated become used to maintain proceeds of crime and alleged kickbacks from a few contractors in Ekiti kingdom.
The EFCC urged Justice Anka no longer to unfreeze Ozekhome’s account.
Justice Anka adjourned till March 7, 2017, for hearing inside the case.