EFCC Arraigns Jamilu
EFCC Arraigns Jamilu Dada for N24.5m Theft
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC arraigned one
Jamilu Sani Dada on December 13, 2018 before Justice Y. Halilu of
the Federal Capital Territory, FCT High Court, Maitama, on a
one-count charge of theft to the tune of N24.5million, an offence
punishable under section 287 of the Penal Code.
Jamilu was alleged to have fraudulently transferred the sum of
N24, 500,000 (Twenty Four Million Five Hundred Thousand Naira) only
from the account of Stealth Global Investment Limited where he was
the Managing Director and Chief Executive, into his personal Bureau
de change account without the consent of his investment partners
and has refused to pay back the money. He was later arrested
following his refusal to honour the invitation sent to him by the
Commission.
The count reads: “That you Jamilu Sani Sada, while being the
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Stealth Global
Investment Limited on or about the 25th day of November 2016 within
the Judicial Division of this High Court, did commit an illegal act
to wit, theft of the sum of Twenty Four million, Five Hundred
Thousand Naira (24,500,000.00) only which you fraudulently
transferred from Stealth Global Concept Investment Limited into
your personal Baidiku Bureau De Change Ltd account and thereby
committed an offence contrary to section 286(1) of the Penal Code
Cap 532 LEN (Abuja) 1990 and punishable under section 287 of the
same Law”.
He pleaded “not guilty” to the charge when it was read to
him.
Prosecuting counsel, Mary Onoja, thereafter asked the court for
a trial date and requested that the defendant be remanded in prison
custody.
Defence counsel, Titilope Olumuyiwa, however sought the leave of
the court to file bail application from the bar but was countered
by Onoja saying, “my lord, the application is not ripe for hearing
as I have just been served this morning”.
Justice Halilu while adjourning the matter to January 10, 2019
for hearing, refused to accept the bail application from “the bar”
and ordered that the defendant be remanded in Kuje Prison.
Tony Orilade
Ag. Head, Media & Publicity
13th December, 2018