The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Tuesday arraigned nine bank staff including those of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) before a Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo state capital, over conspiracy, diversion and stealing of N8b mutilated currency meant to be destroyed.
At the trial before Justice Ayo Emmanuel, the accused persons with two others at large, were charged with conversion of N8 billion mutilated currency in N1,000 denominations meant to be destroyed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and substituting it with newspapers cut to its size, thereby subverting the apex bank’s effort at reducing dirty money in circulation.
Faced with the 31-count charge to which they all pleaded not guilty are: Patience Okoro Eye, Afolabi Olufemi Johnson, Ilori Adekunke Sunday, Kolawole Babalola, Olaniran Muniru Adeola, and Fatai Adedokun Yusuff.
Others are Salami Ibrahim, Odiah Emmanuel, Toogun Kayode Phillips, as well as, Roy Akinsiku and Sobowale O. and John Paul (who were at large). They are facing another 11-count charge.
The third set also arraigned included Kolawole Babalola, Olaniran Muniru Adeola, Kayode Philips, Tope Akintade,
who are also facing 15-count charge.
Despite spirited oral bail applications made by counsel to the accused persons, to which the EFCC prosecutor, Mr Rotimi Jacobs (SAN) opposed, the Judge ordered them to be remanded in prison custody till June 9 when proper and formal bail applications would be argued.
No comments:
Post a Comment