The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday re-arraigned a former Chief of Air Staff, retired Air Marshall Adesola Amosun, before a Federal High Court in Lagos, over alleged N21.4 billion fraud.<\/p>\n
Amosun was re-arraigned alongside AVM Jacob Adigun and Air Commodore Olugbenga Gbadebo, on a 13-count charge.<\/p>\n
The trio was first arraigned in June 2016, alongside some companies before Justice Mohammed Idris.<\/p>\n
Their re-arraignment before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke on Tuesday followed the elevation of Justice Idris to the Court of Appeal.<\/p>\n
They pleaded not guilty to the charges while the court allowed them to continue with the bail granted by the previous judge.<\/p>\n
As a result of Justice Idris\u2019 elevation, Amosun\u2019s trial which has lasted over two years in court is beginning afresh before Aneke.<\/p>\n
In the amended charge, the EFCC dropped the names of the companies which were joined as accused in the earlier charge.<\/p>\n
The companies are: Delfina Oil and Gas Ltd, Mcallan Oil and Gas Ltd, Hebron Housing and Properties Company Ltd, Trapezites BDC, Fonds and Pricey Ltd and Solomon healthcare Ltd.<\/p>\n
Prior to their re-arraignment on Tuesday, Justice Aneke, had in a ruling rejected the prayer by the defence that the companies whose names were removed from the charge be first pronounced discharged and acquitted before any further action.<\/p>\n
But Justice Aneke in his ruling faulted the argument of the defence and directed that the amended charges be read to the accused.<\/p>\n
In the first count, the EFCC alleged that the accused conspired to covert a total sum of N21.4 billion property of the Nigerian Air Force which sum they reasonably ought to have known formed part of proceeds of a criminal breach of trust.<\/p>\n
The anti-graft agency alleged that the accused persons diverted the sums using several companies.<\/p>\n
The prosecution said that the accused committed the offences on March 5, 2014.<\/p>\n
It said that the offences contravened the provisions of Sections 15 and 18(a) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011<\/p>\n
Aneke adjourned the case until Nov. 14 for continuation of trial.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday re-arraigned a former Chief of Air Staff, retired Air Marshall Adesola Amosun, before a Federal High Court in Lagos, over alleged N21.4 billion fraud. Amosun was re-arraigned alongside AVM Jacob Adigun and Air Commodore Olugbenga Gbadebo, on a 13-count charge. The trio was first arraigned in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":93969,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,2],"tags":[16928,2515,17,1369,46869],"yoast_head":"\n