The Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission Tuesday February 26, 2013 arraigned seven suspected oil
thieves before Justice A. M. Liman of the Federal High Court 1, Benin City, on separate
charges bordering on conspiracy and illegal dealing in Petroleum
Products. The accused persons: Paul Ojo, Oduwere Edobor, Lucky Okorie, Andrew
Anthony, Kadiri Aloysious, James Aker and Lucky Egbede who were arrested at
locations and dates, had in their possessions a truck, bus and kegs loaded with
litres of substance suspected to be Automotive Gas Oil (AGO). They all pleaded
not guilty to the charges respectively.
One of the charges against them reads,”that
you Paul Ojo and Oduwere Edobor and others now at large on or about the 21st
day of January, 2013, along Sapele Road, Benin City, within the jurisdiction of
this Honourable Court did conspire with each other to commit felony to wit
dealing in Petroleum Products without appropriate authority and thereby
committed an offence contrary to Section 3(6) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act
CAP M17 of the Revised Edition (Laws of the Federation of Nigeria) Act. 2007
and punishable under section 1(17) of the same Act”.
The charges against others read, “that
you Lucky Okorie, Andrew Anthony, Kadiri Aloysious and James Aker and others
now at large on or about the 22nd day of December, 2012, at Ekewan Road, Benin
City, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did conspire among
yourselves to commit felony to wit dealing in Petroleum Products without
appropriate authority and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 3(6)
of the Miscellaneous Offences Act CAP M17 of the Revised Edition (Laws of the
Federation of Nigeria) Act. 2007 and punishable under section 1(17) of the same
Act.”
Justice Liman granted them bail in the
sum of N500, 000 (five hundred thousand naira) and a surety in like sum
respectively. Sureties must have landed property which title deed must be
sighted and verified by the bailiff of the court.
The matter has been adjourned to 26th
March and 17th April, 2013 for trial respectively.
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