EFCC Arraigns Two For Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission today, February 28, 2013 arraigned the duo of Adeshina Adelani Adekanmbi (alias Akin Philips, Philips Adeoba Akin) and Alhaji Abdullahi Abdulkadir Mainasara (alias Alhaji Abubakar, Alhaji Sanda, Gwantu Sani Lima) before Justice Olasumbo Olarenwaju Goodluck of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Zuba, Abuja on a twenty two count charge bordering on intent to defraud and obtain money by false pretence.
Okey Nwosu: FinBank Didn’t Approve Nwosu’s Purchase of Shares with Depositors’ Fund - Witness
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, February 28, 2013, told a Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, that the former managing director of the defunct FinBank Plc, Okey Nwosu and three of his former directors standing trial for an alleged N20 billion scam used the bank's depositors' funds to purchase shares without the consent of the board of directors of the bank. The other directors are Dayo Famoroti, Danjuma Ocholi and Agnes Ebubedike,
EFCC's witness, Mr. Usman Zakari told the court that the shares were purchased using seven different company names which, according to him, were neither incorporated by the bank nor authorized to carry out the transactions.
Ex-Governor Audu’s Son Gets Bail
A Federal Capital Territory High Court, presided by Justice Abubakar Sadiq Umar Thursday, February 28, 2013 granted bail to Mustapha Audu, son of former governor of Kogi state, Prince Abubakar Audu who is standing trial alongside his wife, Zahra Audu and their company, Constructor Guild Limited over an N18 million land scam.