The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission could not arraign the former Governor of Benue State, Dr. Gabriel Suswam, as planned due to issues relating to the process of assigning cases to judges of the Federal High Court.
A top operative of the commission, who confided in our correspondent, said that efforts were being made to ensure the allocation of the suit to a judge on Wednesday.
The source added that the EFCC was still pressing to ensure that the former governor was arraigned within the week.
“The former Governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswan, could not appear in court to defend charges against him today (Wednesday) because of issues relating to the assigning of cases in the Federal High Court.
“The commission is still making efforts to ensure that he is arraigned within the week.”
Already, the EFCC had filed a nine-count bordering on money laundering to the tune of N3.1bn against him at an Abuja High Court on Monday.
The former governor is being prosecuted for alleged diversion of the proceeds of sale of shares belonging to the Benue State Government and the Benue Investment Company Limited “punishable under section 15(3) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 20111 as amended in 2012.”
The Head of Media and Publicity of the EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed to our correspondent on the telephone on Wednesday that the matter did not come up for hearing because it had not been assigned to any judge.
Some operatives of the Economic Governance Unit of the EFCC had grilled the former governor on October 12, 2015 over alleged abuse of office and funds diversion.
The commission also interrogated his Commissioner of Finance, Omodachi Okolobia, for the same alleged offences.
A top operative of the commission, who confided in our correspondent, said that efforts were being made to ensure the allocation of the suit to a judge on Wednesday.
The source added that the EFCC was still pressing to ensure that the former governor was arraigned within the week.
“The former Governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswan, could not appear in court to defend charges against him today (Wednesday) because of issues relating to the assigning of cases in the Federal High Court.
“The commission is still making efforts to ensure that he is arraigned within the week.”
Already, the EFCC had filed a nine-count bordering on money laundering to the tune of N3.1bn against him at an Abuja High Court on Monday.
The former governor is being prosecuted for alleged diversion of the proceeds of sale of shares belonging to the Benue State Government and the Benue Investment Company Limited “punishable under section 15(3) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 20111 as amended in 2012.”
The Head of Media and Publicity of the EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed to our correspondent on the telephone on Wednesday that the matter did not come up for hearing because it had not been assigned to any judge.
Some operatives of the Economic Governance Unit of the EFCC had grilled the former governor on October 12, 2015 over alleged abuse of office and funds diversion.
The commission also interrogated his Commissioner of Finance, Omodachi Okolobia, for the same alleged offences.
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