EFCC arraigns man for impersonating, defrauding Fashola – TheNigerialawyer

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday arraigned
one Malik Wakili for allegedly impersonating the Minister of Works
and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, and defrauding the minister to the
tune of N3,106, 216.

Wakili, who was arraigned before the Federal High Court in
Lagos, was said to have allegedly committed the offence in March
this year.

The EFCC told Justice C.J. Aneke that Wakili conspired with one
Abdullahi Umar, said to be at large, “to fraudulently impersonate
Mr Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN), with intent to gain a monetary
advantage for themselves.”

According to the EFCC, the defendant “converted the total sum of
N3,106,216, being the value of the Air-miles Skywards Account
Number EK248739282 of Mr Babatunde with the Emirate Airlines and
which sum they reasonably ought to have known formed part the
proceeds of their unlawful activity, to wit: fraud.”

The prosecution said Wakili acted contrary to sections 15(2)(a)
and 27(1)(b) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act and was
liable to be punished under sections 15(3) and 22(3)(a) of the same
Act.

The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the three counts
pressed against him.

Justice Aneke adjourned till December 17 to rule on the bail
application filed on his behalf by his lawyer, Eubena Anedu.

The counsel for the EFCC, Uduak Kufre, did not oppose the bail
application; he only urged the judge to impose conditions that
would ensure that the defendant attended his trial.

The judge ordered that Wakili should be remanded in the prison
custody, pending the ruling on his bail application.

Again, Nigerian Army Approves Fresh Postings of Senior
Officers

Due to the recent promotion of some senior officers, it became
imperative to deploy them to appropriate appointments to the new
ranks.

Consequently, the Nigerian Army has just released the postings
and appointments of the affected officers.

The posting which was approved by the Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen
TY Buratai is a routine exercise carried out to reinvigorate the
system for greater professional effectiveness/efficiency.

The highlight of the posting includes the appointment of Maj Gen
EO Ogunkale from Command Army Record Lokoja to Defence Headquarters
as Chief of Defence Standards and Evaluation, Maj Gen AO Uthman
from Nigerian Army School of Signals, Apapa, Lagos to Defence
Headquarters as Director Defence Communications, Maj Gen OO Soleye
from Defence Headquarters to Headquarters Command Army Record
Lokoja as Commander, Maj Gen YI Shalangwa the erstwhile Director
Legal Services ‘Army’ now redeployed to Defence Headquarters as
Director Legal Services, Maj Gen DC Onyemulu from Nigerian Armed
Forces Resettlement Centre, Oshodi, Lagos becomes Director Armed
Forces Simulation Centre, while Maj Gen HI Bature is redeployed
from Headquarters Training and Doctrine Command, Minna to Defence
Headquarters and appointed Director Liaison.

Others include; Maj Gen IM Obot to remain at Nigerian Army
Resource Centre as Participant Senior Executive Management and
Policy Course, Maj Gen BO Sawyer to remain in Army Headquarters
Department of Policy and Plans as Director Plans.

Also Maj Gen LA Adegboye the Acting General Officer Commanding
(GOC) 82 Division is to remain as GOC 82 Division, Maj Gen MA
Masanawa from Army Central Ammunition Depot to Defence Headquarters
and appointed Director Innovation and Combat Development.

Similarly, Maj Gen G Oyefesobi from Defence Intelligence Agency
to Headquarters of the recently created Nigerian Army Special
Forces Corps as Commander, Maj Gen MM Bunza the erstwhile
Commandant Nigerian Military School Zaria, is redeployed to
Nigerian Army Education Corps as Corps Commander Education, Maj Gen
DH Ali-Keffi from Nigerian Army School of Infantry Jaji to Defence
Intelligence Agency and appointed Director of Administration, Maj
Gen GO Adesina from Army Headquarters Department of Army Policy and
Plans to Nigerian Army Signals School Apapa, Lagos as Commandant
while Maj Gen PE Eromosele from National Defence College Abuja to
Nigerian Army School of Military Engineering Makurdi as
Commandant.

Others are – Maj Gen KO Aligbe from Defence Headquarters Abuja
to Nigerian Army School of Infantry Jaji and appointed Commandant,
Maj Gen AB Ibrahim to remain in Army Headquarters and appointed
Director Training, Maj Gen GK Nwosu to remain in Nigerian Army
Special Forces School Buniyadi as Commandant, Maj Gen FB Fakrogha
to remain in Nigerian Army Women Corps as Commander Women Corps,
Maj Gen S Idris from Defence Headquarters to Martin Luther Agwai
International Leadership Peace Keeping Centre and appointed
Commandant.

Similarly, Brig Gen JC Ogbonna from Headquarters 81 Division to
Headquarters 82 Division appointed Division’s Training Officer,
Brig Gen BH Mohammed from Headquarters Nigerian Army Education
Corps to Nigerian Military School Zaria as Commandant, Brig Gen GO
Omorogbe from Headquarters 4 Brigade Benin to Headquarters Infantry
Corps Centre Jaji as Chief of Staff, Brig Gen AJ Fagge from Defence
Space Agency to Ministry of Defence and appointed Principal General
Staff Officer to Honourable Minister of Defence, Brig Gen NI Najaja
from 6 Military Intelligence Brigade Portharcourt to Open Source
Intelligence Command as Commander and Brig Gen AO Quadri from
Headquarters 81 Division Lagos to Headquarters Training and
Doctrine Command Minna as Director Training.

Also, Brig Gen FG Dimlong from 105 Division’s Equipment Support
(DES) to 101 DES and appointed Commander, Brig Gen M Danmadami from
Headquarters 3 Division Jos to Office of the Chief of Army Staff as
Ag Director Procurement, Brig Gen OJ Akpor from 1 Division Garrison
Kaduna to Nigerian Defence Academy Kaduna appointed Director
Military Training, Brig Gen BU Yahaiya from Ministry of Defence to
Nigerian Army Resource Centre Abuja and appointed Subject Expert
South East Asia, Brig Gen IM Jallo from Nigerian Defence Academy
Kaduna to 4 Brigade Benin as Commander, Brig Gen HE Akpan from Army
War College to Directorate of Army Recruitment, Resettlement and
Reserve and appointed Commander, Brig Gen O Nwachukwu to remain in
Defence Headquarters as Ag Director Defence Information, Brig Gen
MK Gara from Army Headquarters Department of Training and
Operations to 8 Division Garrison as Commander and Brig Gen MU
Wambai from SI List (SEC 41) to Headquarters Directorate of Legal
Services as Acting Director Legal Services among others.

Meanwhile, the Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen TY Buratai whilst
wishing all the officers well in their respective appointments
charges them to take their new responsibilities seriously and
discharge all duties professionally with utmost loyalty to the
Service and the Nation. All the appointments take immediate
effect.

SAGIR MUSA
Colonel
Acting Director Army Public Relations