The Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission, Wednesday 22 January, 2014 arraigned the trio of Onoshride
Usen, Babangida Bello and Nurah Mohammed before Justice A. M. Liman of the Federal
High Court, Benin
on a 2-count charge bordering on conspiracy and illegal dealing in Petroleum
product.
When the charge was read to the
accused persons, they pleaded not guilty.
One of the charges read, “that
you Onoshride Usen, Babangida Bello and Nurah Mohammed on or about the 22nd
day of October, 2013 along Ahor Benin -Lagos expressway, Uhunmwode Local
Government Area, Edo State, within the Jurisdiction of this Honourable Court
without appropriate license did deal in Petroleum Product to wit, 33,000 litres
of substance suspected to be Automotive Gas Oil(AGO) conveyed in a white DAF
truck with Registration number XZ 127 APP for sale and thereby committed an
offence contrary to section 1 (7) (a) 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 accused persons were
arrested sometimes in October 2013 at Ahor Benin/Lagos Express way, Uhunmwode
LGA of Edo by men of the Joint Task Force, 4 Brigade, Nigerian Army with over
33,000 litres of Illegal Petroleum Product in a DAF truck with Lagos registration number XZ 127 APP.
Justice Liman granted the
accused bail in the sum of One Million Naira (N1, 000,000.00) and one surety
each in like sum. The surety must be resident and own a landed property within
the jurisdiction and it must be verified by the registrar of the court.
The case has been adjourned to
the 5th of March, 2014 for commencements of trial.
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