A High Court of the Federal Capital
Territory in Apo, Abuja, on Thursday, ordered the remand of the Chief of
Training and Operations of the Nigerian Air Force, Air Vice Marshal
Olutayo Oguntoyinbo, in Kuje Prison, pending the hearing of his bail
application slated for June 6.
Justice Olukayode Adeniyi gave the order
of remand shortly after Oguntoyinbo pleaded not guilty to the one count
of accepting N166m gift from a NAF contractor.
He allegedly received the gift from the
contractor, Société D’ Equipment Internationaux Nigeria Limited, in the
course of performing his official duty.
The Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission alleged that the defendant received the N166m gift from the
contractor while serving as the Chief of Training and Operations of the
Nigerian Air Force.
Oguntoyinbo allegedly accepted the gift
from the contractor through the account of his company, Spaceweb
Integrated Services Limited, kept with Wema Bank Plc.
The Air Force officer was said to be the
Managing Director of Spaceweb Integrated Services Limited and sole
signatory to the bank’s account.
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