EFCC Arraigns Ogun Assembly Speaker – To Call 10 Witnesses

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned Ogun State Assembly Speaker, Olakunle Oluomo over alleged N2.5bn money laundering.

Gatekeepers News reports that the EFCC filed an 11-count charge bordering on conspiracy, forgery, and stealing against Oluomo, and three others.

The Commission’s Lagos Head of Legal Monitoring Unit, Rotimi Oyedepo, filed the charges at the Federal High Court, Abeokuta, Ogun State on September 1, 2022.

Count 1 of the charge read, “That you Oluomo Taiwo, Oladayo Samuel, Adeyemo Adedeji Taiwo and Adeyanju Amoke (now at large) sometimes in 2019 in Abeokuta within the jurisdiction of this court conspired amongst yourselves to use the total sum of N2.475bn which sum you reasonably ought to have known forms part of the proceeds of your unlawful activity to wit: stealing from the treasury of Ogun State House of Assembly. You thereby committed an offence contrary to sections 18 (a), 15 (2) (d) of the Money Laundering Prohibition Act, 2011 as amended and punishable under section 15 (3) of the same Act.”

EFCC said it intends to call at least 10 witnesses to testify and tender documents and exhibits.

The witnesses include Adamu Yusuf, Otitoju Kolawale, Yazid Bawa, Anyanwu Bright, Adekunbi Mojibola, Munkaila Huzaifa, and Idowu Olarenwaju.

Others are representatives of Ashkash Nigeria limited, representatives of Obasanjo Holdings Limited (managers of NNPC Mega Station), and representatives of Gateway Bank limited.

The anti-graft agency had earlier released Oluomo on bail, and he is expected to return to the Lagos office of the EFCC today alongside other officials of the Ogun State House of Assembly, including the clerk and accountant for questioning.