EFCC Arraigns Two Benue Pension Officials over N19m Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission , Benue State Zonal Office yesterday arraigned the duo of Victor Gabriel Charles and John Aboyi Omaku before Justice Moris Ikpambese of the state High Court in Makurdi over alleged conspiracy and misappropriation of pension funds to the tune of N19million.
Count one of the charge read: “That Victor Gabriel Charles and John Aboyi Omakwu on September 19, 2013, in Makurdi, within the jurisdiction of this court being entrusted with funds of the Nigerian Union of Pensioners, Benue State chapter, Makurdi, agreed to dishonestly misappropriate N19,000,000, and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 96 of the Penal Code 124 Laws of Benue State, and punishable under Section 97 of the same law.
Ikwe Adakole, counsel to the second defendant , adopted the submissions of counsel to the first defendant, in asking for bail for his client.
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