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| Bayelsa State Governor, Mr. Seriake Dickson |
Bayelsa State Government has asked an Abuja Federal High Court to order the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to immediately remit to it the N1.4bn, and another $1.3m recovered from a former governor of the state, Diepreye Alamieyesiegha.
The suit was filed by one Mr. George Uboh, the Chief Executive of Panic Alert Security System, who said he was acting with the mandate of the Bayelsa State Government.
Uboh said in line with the said mandate, he wrote to the EFCC requesting that the funds be remitted within seven days.
He added that, in response to the letter, he met with officials of the EFCC on December 19, 2013, after which the commission assured that the remittance would be made within a short time.
Uboh further explained that, following the EFCC’s failure to remit the funds as promised, the Bayelsa State Government had instructed that a suit be filed against the anti-graft agency in a bid to recover the money.
In a writ of summons issued at the Abuja FHC against EFCC and its Chairman, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde, the plaintiff alleged that the commission was trading with the seized funds.
The plaintiff in the writ of summons asked the court to declare that the failure of the EFCC to remit the complete funds recovered from Alamieyesiegha and “subsequently trading with the funds by way of funds placement/fixed deposits is an act of corruption and an economic crime contrary to sections 6 and 7 of the EFCC (Establishment) Act, 2004.”
In the suit, the plaintiff’s counsel, Mr. Anthony Agbonlahor, also asked the court to order the EFCC to immediately remit the funds with the interest.
The plaintiff asked the court to, “direct EFCC to pay to it $400,000.00 being the amount forfeited by its former governor and which funds had since been repatriated by the United States Government to the EFCC.”
Bayelsa State Government also wants the court to order EFCC to pay 21 per cent interest on the N1.4bn and the $1.3m from November 1, 2013, until the final determination of the matter.
The plaintiff equally asked the court to declare that the EFCC chairman should not have allowed the looted funds recovered from Alamieyesiegha to be traded with.
Furthermore, the plaintiff asked the court to declare that Lamorde had violated his oath of office, and was therefore not qualified to continue in office as EFCC chairman.
A hearing date is yet to be fixed for the case, which has been assigned to Court Six of the Abuja FHC.culled
*LOL..what exactly is the loot needed for?why are they clamouring for it so tey dem sue EFCC?the monies shoould be shared amongst the indigenes of the state abeg.
It was their state funds na...
ReplyDeleteIts about time the EFCC starts accounting for all the money they seize.
ReplyDeleteThe Alame............'s loot is definitely state money so the state has the right to request for it.
Ha ni ne bu ndi oschi! They hide under that name to forcefully extract money from the looters and then after that, what? They put back the monies into their own pocket! Abeg they should release the monies to the rightful owners.
Deleteso true.....ve tot about it sef, wat happens to all the billions they seize....including properties o. They shud give it back to the state jor, it is their money PERIOD. OLE EFFCC
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Deleteso true.....ve tot about it sef, wat happens to all the billions they seize....including properties o. They shud give it back to the state jor, it is their money PERIOD. OLE EFFCC
Delete@SDK.....you said "the monies shoould be shared amongst the indigenes of the state abeg..." uhn???
ReplyDeleteLipsSealed#
But what will they use the money for? The same looting
ReplyDeleteJeeezz are u this shallow?? What will they use the state monies for? That which it was meant to be used for before it was looted by the former gov. Are u clear? Unbelievable
DeleteAnd these are the kinda pple handling crimes and financial improprieties in our nation, so Y won't our leaders loot and steal monies in containers d way they want whn EFFC themselves R corrupt?
ReplyDelete*eats cold garri and kulikuli plus sugar*
*SUNNI 100%*
It's dia right sdk cos it's dia state money..but in all fancha bu ndi oshi!
ReplyDeleteHmm...... clearing and forwarding tinz!
ReplyDeleteWe all know that the loot will end up in square one.
This one na return to sender.
ReplyDeleteEven if EFCC go return the money. Will they not deduct all the expenses incurred for investigation, recovery and withholding.
And this is the same man that is planning to go to the senate. I still say it that it was during obj's time efcc was really working even if obj used it then to punish some of his enemies,lol.....I pray they don't close this case before it starts.. Naija I hail thee!
ReplyDeleteNdi ara
ReplyDeleteThat money belong's to the state, but we all know that even if the money is returned it will still go into some one's private account.
ReplyDeleteNawa o see money #eyeswideopen#
ReplyDeleteD loot is still hanging sumwhr n d looter is showing his face everywhere even dining wit d president. Dey shld all goan sit down.
ReplyDeleteAbegiiiiii! How did he make the National conference list as a rep of Bayelsa state?
ReplyDeleteBladdy waste of time!