EFCC Arraigns NEMA Patriotic Pilot over Petition to VP Office

PRNigeria Note: While

PRNigeria Note: While anti-corruption
agencies are yet probe or arraigned the current Director General of
NEMA, Engr Mustafha Maihaja to court over alleged monumental
scandals, he suspended innocent directors and patriotic officers on
frivolous petitions. Surprisingly, some of the officers, including
a pilot are about to be arraigned on some suspicious
petitions. Read some of the allegations against the DG as
compiled by PRNigeria at the end of EFCC Press Release.

EFCC Arraigns NEMA Patriotic Pilot over Petition to VP
Office

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on February
7, 2019, arraigned one Mamman Ali Ibrahim before Justice A. I.
Kutigi of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT High Court, sitting in
Gwagwalada, on a two-count charge, bordering on criminal breach of
trust.

Ibrahim, who served as a pilot in charge of Air Ambulance
Aviation Unit and Helicopter Emergencies Service with the National
Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, is alleged to have diverted over
N91 million, money meant for taking care of the fleets, including
Airbus, Air ambulance and the Helicopter.

His journey to the dock followed a petition to the office of the
Vice President, which was forwarded to the office of the acting
EFCC Chairman, for investigation.

Investigations revealed that Ibrahim commercialised both the
ambulance and the helicopter.

He, however, claimed that the directive to commercialise them
came from the office of a former vice president and a former
Accountant General of the Federation, AGF.

Further investigations also revealed that the total sum of N285
million was realized from the commercialisation of the aircraft,
while N63 million was paid to the AGF.

It was also gathered that N11 million was paid to NEMA, while
the balance was yet to be accounted for.

According to the petition, over N4million was paid into the
account of Aerocare West Africa Limited, a company belonging to the
defendant, which he transferred to his family members.

One of the counts reads in part: “That you, Mamman Ali Ibrahim,
whilst being employed in the public service and serving as a pilot
in charge of Air Ambulance Aviation Unit and Helicopter Emergencies
Services with the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA,
between 2014 and 2015, at Abuja within the jurisdiction of this
Honourable Court, while being entrusted with dominion over money,
to wit, the sum of N64,550,810 (Sixty Four Million, Five Hundred
and Fifty Thousand, Eight Hundred and Ten Naira) only, being part
of the proceeds realized from the commercialization of the aircraft
belonging to NEMA”.

He pleaded “not guilty” to the charges.

In view of his plea, prosecuting counsel,Deborah Ademu-Eteh,
asked the court for a trial date.

Defence counsel, Aduojo Abah, however, moved the motion for the
bail of his client.

Ademu-Eteh opposed the application, urging the court to
“consider the severity of the punishment and the character of the
evidence before the court”.

After listening to all the arguments, Justice Kutigi granted him
bail in the sum of N50million with one surety in like sum. The
suretybeing a public servant not lower than level 14,must be a
resident within the jurisdiction.

The case has been adjourned to April 10, 2019, for trial.

Tony Orilade
Ag. Head, Media & Publicity

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Allegations Against DG NEMA, Maihaja as Compiled by
PRNigeria

NEMA DG Maihaja Embezzles N33bn Emergency Fund- NASS
Report
Read: https://prnigeria.com/2018/11/08/nema-maihaja-embezzles-n33bn-nass-report/^[1]

SCANDAL: How NEMA DG, Maihaja Paid N400mn Demurrage
for N414mn Chinese Donated Rice (Picture of
Evidence)
Read: https://prnigeria.com/2018/04/25/nema-maihaja-n400mn-demurrage-n414mn-chinese-rice/^[2]

Maihaja Must Account for N22bn NEMA Allocation in
One Year– Reps
Read: https://prnigeria.com/2018/04/18/maihaja-n23bn-nema-allocation-reps/^[3]

NEMA DG, Maihaja admits violating procurement
law
Read: https://prnigeria.com/2018/04/24/nema-dg-maihaja-violating-procurement-law/^[4]

N5bn NEMA Fraud: Petition Trails NEMA DG Maihaja on
Monumental Corruption
Read: https://prnigeria.com/2018/04/15/n5bn-nema-fraud-maihaja-corruption/^[5]