Panel for the Recovery of Public Property (SPIP), Mr. Okoi Obono-Obla,
has been arraigned in court by the Independent Corrupt Practices and
Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), on allegation of offences
bordering on fraud.
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Apo, for allegedly forging
an O’ Level certificate, was also charged alongside his Special Adviser
on Protocol, Aliyu Ibrahim and the Managing Director of ABR Global
Petroleum Resources Limited, Daniel Omughele, for allegation of
diverting N19.9 million meant for the furnishing of SPIP’s office.
ICPC in a 10-count charge accused the former SPIP boss of knowingly
presenting a fake result with a credit pass in English Literature to the
Fraud: Buhari’s ex-aide, Obono-Obla, for second arraignment Monday
Friday Olokor
The police will next week Monday arraign Mr Okoi Obono-Obla, a former Special Assistant on Prosecutions to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.).
Counsel for the ex-presidential aide, Paul Erokoro (SAN), told journalists in Abuja on Friday that the police planned to arraign his client before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Kwali, Abuja.
This was shortly after Obono-Obla and two others were arraigned for an alleged fraud of N19,994,185 by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission on Friday.
The ICPC had arraigned Obono-Obla alongside his ex-aide, Aliyu Ibrahim, and the Managing Director of ABR Global Petroleum Resources Ltd, Daniel Omughele, before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Apo, Abuja.
• To Be Re-Arraigned On Similar Charge On Monday, Says Lawyer
Former Special Assistant on Prosecution to President Muhammadu Buhari, Okoi Obono-Obla, and two others, were yesterday arraigned before the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Apo on a 10- count charge filed by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC).
Obono-Obla, who was earlier suspended by Buhari as chairman of the disbanded Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property (SPIP), was arraigned alongside his Senior Assistant, Special Duties (Protocol), Aliyu Ibrahim, and Managing Director, ABR Global Petroleum Resources Limited, Daniel Omughele.
The defendants were accused of diverting N19, 994,185.00 meant for the furnishing of SPIP offices.Obono-Obla was also accused of forging his academic credentials.
TODAY
January 23, 2021
A former aide to Nigerian president, Okoi Obono-Obla, sacked in 2019, has been charged before the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court with diverting N19.9 million office procurement fund.
Mr. Obono-Obla, who was the head of a presidential panel on recovery of public assets, was charged alongside his protocol official, Aliyu Ibrahim, and an official of ABR Global Petroleum Resources Limited, Daniel Omughele.
Anti-graft ICPC prosecutor Samuel Ipinlaye told the court that the funds received by Mr. Obono-Obla from NDIC was diverted into the account of Aliyu Ibrahim, using proxy companies, according to a transcript of proceedings seen by newsmen. Mr. Ipinlaye said the funds stolen money was earmarked for office furnishing.