Ex-director faces charges for giving EFCC operative N150,000 for 'recharge cards'

BY DEBORAH MEZEH//PORT HARCOURT
 

Perhaps, Robert Obuoha, a P former director with the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, thought the EFCC was just like any other law enforcement agency where you can easily buy your way out by giving out “recharge cards.”

If he had thought so, he sure will be regretting his action of offering Ishaq Salihu, head of the EFCC's South-South zone N150,000 shortly after he was invited to the Port Harcourt office for interrogation, as part of investigations into “a case of contract splitting and over-inflation of contracts” at the NDDC.
On June 2, the EFCC arraigned him before Justice S.C. Amadi of
representatives on September 15, 2016 pleaded “guilty” to conspiring with Waripamo-Owei Dudafa, one-time special adviser to former president, Goodluck Jonathan; Amajuoyi Briggs, a lawyer, and Adedamola Bolodeoku, a banker, to launder $15,591,700. Jonathan's wife, Patience, laid claim to the money.
Ozekhome had appeared before the High Court on April 3, to defend the companies. He sought for the guilty verdict to be overturned, arguing that the four persons who pleaded guilty for the companies, “illegally” represented the firms. His application was however, dismissed by Justice Kuewumi, who has fixed September 13 for continuation of trial. Ozekhome has now lost at the Court of Appeal to overturn the verdict.
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