Ismail Olayiwola, on Thursday appeared before the Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, for stealing N340, 00 from Welleasy Empowerment Centre.
Our investigation uncovered how Emmanuel Udom diverted cash and assets of Akwa Prime Hatchery, a promising megaproject billed to tackle the state’s deficiencies in agriculture.
Nigeria and other sub-saharan nations have lost over $1 trillion to corruption, states a report by Commonwealth Africa.
The Nigerian Navy made a series of arrests and seizures of ships and crew members across the nation’s maritime domain involved in illegal activities.
The trial on February 28 also suffered a setback.
For the offence of wire fraud, Mr Rufai stands to face up to 30 years in prison, a fine of up to $1,000,000, a period of supervision following release from prison of up to five years.
Authorities said the syndicate imported 1,284 cartons of Tramadol with market value of over N22 billion in October 2019.
“Recent happenings in various TOOs reveal an increase in cases of aiding and abetting by personnel.”
The former governor accused the parties of arrogance, saying they were encouraging their candidates to go steal public funds when elected.
Mr Babafemi said that at least, a suspect, Oguma Uchenna, had been arrested in connection to an attempt to export the cheques.
