The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the arrest of a former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Usman Jibrin and two other officers over N1.5 billion money laundering charges.

Politics Nigeria understands that the charges were instituted against them by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).

At the hearing on Friday, the presiding judge, Justice Inyang Ekwo approved the warrant of arrest following an exparte motion filed by counsel to the ICPC, Osuobeni Ekoi Akponimisingha.

Akponimisingha stated that Jibrin, Adam Imam Yusuf and Brigadier General Ishaya Gangum Bauka (first to third defendants), were being investigated over allegations of money laundering and making false statement regarding diversion of funds in their respective military and paramilitary institutions, into companies they alleged had a stake in.

According to him, at the commencement of the investigation into the allegations, the defendants were released on administrative bail on self-recognizance because of their status as serving and former public figures and has since refused to show up for possible arraignment in court.

“This Honourable Court in an ex-parte application by the Complainant/Applicant granted an order of substituted service of the charge on the Defendants/Respondents through O.J. ONOJA, SAN & ASSOCIATES,” Akponimisingha said.

”Sequel to the said order of substituted service, the Complainant/Applicant has since served the charge on the Defendants/Respondents through their Counsel, O.J. ONOJA, SAN & ASSOCIATES.

”Despite the service of the criminal charge on the Defendants/Respondents through their Counsel, O.J, ONOJA, SAN & ASSOCIATES, they have falled or neglected to come to court for their arraignment.

“This Honorable court has the statutory as well as the inherent powers to grant this application pursuant to the provisions of sections 184 of ACJA as well as section 6 (6)(a) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended),” he added.

Akponimisingha prayed the court for a bench warrant against the respondents (Vice Admiral Usman Jibrin Oyibe, Adam Imam Yusuf, and Brigadier General Ishaya Gamgum Bauka) in charge No. FHC/ABJ/CR/158/2023 is pending before the court for the purpose of arresting and bringing them to court for their arraignment and trial.

Listed as first to sixth defendants in the 17-count charge are Usman Jibrin Oyibe, Adam Imam Yusuf, Brigadier General Ishaya Gangum Bauka, Lahab integrated & Multi Services Limited, Gate Coast Properties International Limited and Ummays Hummayd Energy Ltd.

Two of the counts read: “That you VICE Admiral Usman Jibrin Oyibe (M) sometime in March, 2015 ог thereabout in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, while being the Chief of Naval Staff of the Nigerian Navy did take possession of the sum of N22,000,000.00 (Twenty-Two Million Naira) deposited by Sand Prop Ltd into the Zenith Bank account number: 1013913028 of Gate Coast Properties International Limited, a company account which bears your signature against the name and passport photograph of one Lami Idum as the sole signatory, which sum you reasonably ought to have known formed part of the proceeds of an unlawful act to wit: fraud and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 18(2)(d) and punishable under Section 18(3) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act 2022.

“That you Adam Imam Yusuf (M) sometime in January, 2020 or thereabout in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, while being a staff of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) did take possession of the sum of N410,000,000.00 (Four Hundred and Ten Million Naira) deposited into your Zenith Bank account number 2219799630 by Gate Coast Properties International Limited, which sum you reasonably ought to have known formed part of the proceeds of an unlawful act to wit: fraud and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 18(2)(d) and punishable under Section 18(3) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act 2022.”

The judge then adjourned the matter to June 3, 2024

Source : https://politicsnigeria.com/breaking-court-orders-arrest-of-ex-naval-chief-over-n1-5-billion-fraud/

Bloody thief!

They always notice the crime in time but never fights it until when the fight can be politicized.

If a yahoo transaction happens now, government notice it and will freeze the involved account the next minute. But it usually takes the same government ages to discover fraudulent transactions carried out by politicians.

Any pragmatic way to crush graft in this country?

They have stolen the heart, the soul, and the constituents parts of this nation!


Only God knows how this contraption called Nigeria is still surviving 🙃

Where is Yahaya Bello after all the political noise on media?



Anyway, my name is BATist, I am hungry and jobless, my only hope is that Tinubu or his house maids could remember me one day for my unfettered defense of his bad image online. Everyday I pray that Tinubu or his close allies spot my relentless effort to defend Tinubu's failures even when I am hungry and famished, I will always borrow money to buy data to fight Igbos because they are the only people that criticize Tinubu.


Meanwhile, Pity Hoebi aka Gbajue will never be President.




God bless Nigeria forever.


Check my signature for your free petrol

At this stage, we need no DNA analysis to confirm that the average public office holder is a thief!
.. BTW, why always leave yam around goats? You don't need to be a farmer to know these things.

Hausa greedy politicians destroyed Nigeria as a country.

After they'll lie to you Northerners are contented with what they have

Yet anything related to kidnapping and unnecessary killings for financial gain can be linked and traced to them while their politicians sweep clean the countries Treasury

No peace for the wicked 🖤😔

This country is on Grand Theft Auto mode

Hmmm

It is easier to find a 25 years old Virgin in Owerri than meet a reliable and trustworthy Nigerian Politician.

Bunch of shameless Criminals.

Evil men

This country has many pen-robbers that cut across all tribes in the country.

Just kill these politicians na
If u steal u die simple, lots of people are dying because of poverty

Na dem loot pass na dem still destroy Alcohol pass

Hypocrites

People looking for money on earth as if they have where to spend it in the great beyond.

Arrest the thife

Day169:
At this stage, we need no DNA analysis to confirm that the average public office holder is a thief!
.. BTW, why always leave yam around goats? You don't need to be a farmer to know these things.

cuz our farms attracts goats

Who will arrest him kwanu ?... Go nah, make him boys shoot una throway. Or you think he's a fmr governor?

Omo, the fact we have a lot of young people going into fraud and yahoo tells u the kind of people we have in this country. What future do we hope for when almost every Nigeria is a thief. Most of us commit fraud and we dont even count it as such. Many of us have by passed meter, many of us would hike the price of little things, so we can make lots of profit and many more I don't want to list. When the root itself is bad, how then do we expect the top to be better. Corruption can never stop in Nigeria, quote me anywhere it can never because 99% of us are selfish and only care about ourselves and immediate family.

The only way to get Nigeria in order... Wait for election campaign and detonate 19kg of tnt let's the zombies and their masters running this country aground die

Who will go and arrest him when he has fully armed military men assigned to him

The rate at which people steal money in this country is alarming,I don't think there is any head way for the country in sight

Prolificgiant:
The rate at which people steal money in this country is alarming,I don't think there is any head way for the country in sight

odinaccess:
Who will go and arrest him when he has fully armed military men assigned to him

Wittyness

The amount of money 💰 these mallams steal at the slightest opportunity is mind bugling.

Monies meant to better the lives of 200 million people consumed by some illiterate fools

Normally, the military profession mirrors peak of patriotism. But these days, everyone is looking for money to chop. It is sacrilegous for a military chief to be caught violating the laws of the country. That's shameful