Oronsaye Arraigned over Alleged N190m Fraud

61 views0

Oronsaye Arraigned over Alleged N190m Fraud

By Correspondent

The former Head of Service of the Federation, Stephen Oronsaye was on Tuesday arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before an Abuja High Court sitting at Maitama. He was docked on a two-count charge involving an allegation of N190 million fraud before Justice Olasumbo Goodluck. The anti-graft agency accused the former HoS of abusing his position when he was the Chairman, Presidential Committee on the Financial Action Task Force by fraudulently obtaining N190m, which the anti-graft agency insisted was part of N240m grant the committee received from the Central Bank of Nigeria. The EFCC insisted before the court that the said sum was paid into an Access Bank account operated by Oronsaye without the knowledge of other members of the committee. The former HoS was equally alleged to have invested the sum for his personal gains. Oronsaye pleaded not guilty to the said charge, just as the anti-graft agency through its lawyer, O. Uket, made an application that the defendant be remanded in prison custody pending trial. However, the lawyer for the defendant, Joe Agi (SAN), called the attention of the judge to the fact that the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) gave an order that criminal cases must be heard on a day-to-day basis, starting from the day of arraignment.The senior lawyer consequently prayed the judge to mandate the EFCC to immediately open its case against Oronsaye.

Discover more from NewsBreakers

Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

What's your reaction?

Excited
0
Happy
0
In Love
0
Not Sure
0
Silly
0
Previous
Next

Comments are closed.