Money Laundering: EFCC Docks Dariye Son, Nanle Miracle For N1.5bn

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday,
February 27, 2018, arraigned Nanle Miracle Dariye, son of former
Plateau State Governor, Joshua Dariye, on a 6-count charge of money
laundering to the tune of N1.5billion before Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu
of the Federal High Court, Abuja.

Dariye was arraigned alongside Apartment le Paradis, a hotel
where he was a director.

The defendant sometime in 2013 failed to report a cash
transaction to the tune of N1.5billion which he received through
the hotel’s account in one of the old generation banks. The amount
is above the threshold of the N10million permissible by law.
Additionally, the hotel was also not registered as Designated
Non-Financial Institution, DNFI.

The offense is in contravention of Section 5(1) (a) of the Money
Laundering Prohibition Act, 2011 as amended and punishable under
Section 5 (b) of the same Act.

Count two of the charge reads:
“That you, Nanle Miracle Dariye, while being a Director of
Apartment le Paradis Limited and Apartment le Paradis Limited on
28th day of March 2013 in Abuja within the Jurisdiction of this
Honorable Court did commit an offence to wit: Failure to report
within 7 (seven) days, a cash transaction in the sum of
N551,555,428.50 (Five Hundred and Fifty One Million, Five Hundred
and Fifty Five Thousand Four Hundred and Twenty Eight Naira, Fifty
Kobo) paid to Apartment le Paradis Limited BY BGL Securities Ltd
vide your First Bank Plc Account No 2014165731 on 28th day of March
2013 which is above the threshold of N10,000,000 (Ten million
Naira) and you hereby committed an offence contrary to Section
10(1) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 as amended
and punishable under Section 10 (3) of the same Act”.

The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge when they were
read to him.

In view of his plea, counsel to the EFCC, George Adebola, asked
the court to fix a date for trial and for the defendant to be
remanded in prison custody.

However, Dariye’s counsel, Charles Abalaka, pleaded that he was
yet to file an application for bail as he was served with the
charge late yesterday. He urged the court to admit his client to
bail while presenting two sureties – Mr. Amana Yusuf, a Grade Level
12 civil servant working with Ministry of Defence and Mrs. Rose, a
Grade Level 13 officer working in the Office of the Head of Service
in Abuja.

Justice Ojukwu admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of
N5million with two sureties in like sum. The sureties must be
resident of Abuja and must provide tax evidence for 2015, 2016 and
2017.

The judge, thereafter, adjourned to April 10 -12, 2018 for a
commencement of trial.

“The defendant is to be remanded in EFCC custody pending the
fulfillment of the bail conditions”, the judge added.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday,
February 27, 2018, arraigned Nanle Miracle Dariye, son of former
Plateau State Governor, Joshua Dariye, on a 6-count charge of money
laundering to the tune of N1.5billion before Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu
of the Federal High Court, Abuja.

Dariye was arraigned alongside Apartment le Paradis, a hotel
where he was a director.

The defendant sometime in 2013 failed to report a cash
transaction to the tune of N1.5billion which he received through
the hotel’s account in one of the old generation banks. The amount
is above the threshold of the N10million permissible by law.
Additionally, the hotel was also not registered as Designated
Non-Financial Institution, DNFI.

The offense is in contravention of Section 5(1) (a) of the Money
Laundering Prohibition Act, 2011 as amended and punishable under
Section 5 (b) of the same Act.

Count two of the charge reads:
“That you, Nanle Miracle Dariye, while being a Director of
Apartment le Paradis Limited and Apartment le Paradis Limited on
28th day of March 2013 in Abuja within the Jurisdiction of this
Honorable Court did commit an offence to wit: Failure to report
within 7 (seven) days, a cash transaction in the sum of
N551,555,428.50 (Five Hundred and Fifty One Million, Five Hundred
and Fifty Five Thousand Four Hundred and Twenty Eight Naira, Fifty
Kobo) paid to Apartment le Paradis Limited BY BGL Securities Ltd
vide your First Bank Plc Account No 2014165731 on 28th day of March
2013 which is above the threshold of N10,000,000 (Ten million
Naira) and you hereby committed an offence contrary to Section
10(1) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 as amended
and punishable under Section 10 (3) of the same Act”.

The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge when they were
read to him.

In view of his plea, counsel to the EFCC, George Adebola, asked
the court to fix a date for trial and for the defendant to be
remanded in prison custody.

However, Dariye’s counsel, Charles Abalaka, pleaded that he was
yet to file an application for bail as he was served with the
charge late yesterday. He urged the court to admit his client to
bail while presenting two sureties – Mr. Amana Yusuf, a Grade Level
12 civil servant working with Ministry of Defence and Mrs. Rose, a
Grade Level 13 officer working in the Office of the Head of Service
in Abuja.

Justice Ojukwu admitted the defendant to bail in the sum of
N5million with two sureties in like sum. The sureties must be
resident of Abuja and must provide tax evidence for 2015, 2016 and
2017.

The judge, thereafter, adjourned to April 10 -12, 2018 for a
commencement of trial.

“The defendant is to be remanded in EFCC custody pending the
fulfillment of the bail conditions”, the judge added.