An associate of
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, Abiodun Agbele who was arraigned in court
before Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal Court stting in Abuja on Wednesday
by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been ordered to be
remanded in prison.
He was arraigned on
an 11-count charge of money laundering to the tune of N1,219,000,000 (One
Billion, Two Hundred and Nineteen Million Naira).
The money is part of
N4, 685, 723,000, (Four Billion, Six Hundred and Eighty-five Million, Seven
Hundred and Twenty-three Thousand Naira) allegedly transferred from an account
belonging to the Office of the National Security Adviser with the Central Bank
of Nigeria.
Mr. Agbele was
arraigned alongside a former Minister of Defence for State, Musliu Obanikoro; Sylvan
Mcnamara Limited; Lt. A.O Adewale; Tunde Oshinowo and Olalekan Ogunseye (all at
large).
However, counsel to
the accused person, Mike Ozekhome, SAN, urged the court to grant the accused
person bail on self-recognition, adding that the accused person had earlier
been granted administrative bail by the Commission.
But Mr. Ojogbane
kicked against the application, while seeking accelerated hearing of the case.
According to him, ‘‘the accused is in touch with others at large.’’
After listening to
both counsels, Justice Nnamdi Dimgba ordered the accused person remanded in
Kuje prison and fixed Thursday, August 4, 2016 for ruling on the bail
application.
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