The Federal Government through the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC ) on Wednesday, January 30, reportedly filed a 10-count charge against a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Engr. Babachir Lawal and five others.
Those allegedly included according to a report by The Nation, are Hamidu David Lawal; Sulaiman Abubakar; Apeh John Monday; Rholavision Engineering Limited and Josmon Technologies Limited.
It was reported that all the suspects will be dragged to the high court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
The charges read in part: “That you, Engr, Babachir David Lawal while being the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and a Director of Rholavision, Hamidu David Lawal being a director of Rholavision Engineering Limited, Sulaiman Abubakar being a staff of Rholavision Engineering Limited on or about the 7th of March 2016 at Abuja in the Abuja Judicial Division of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory did conspire to commit an offence to wit: fraudulent acquisition of property and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 26 (1) (c ) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000 and punishable under Section 12 of the same Act.”
The Punch in its on report added that the EFCC also filed fraud charges against the former director-general of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ayodele Oke, and his wife, Folashade Oke.
The newspaper noted that charges against the duo are coming over 15 months after they were sanctioned by the president.
President Muhammadu Buhari had earlier reportedly ordered the prosecution of the former SGF who was sacked for allegedly misappropriating the funds allocated to people displaced by Boko Haram insurgency. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said this on Sunday, January 20, adding that the president had also ordered the prosecution of Ayodele Oke, the former director-general of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA).
Osinbajo said: “The president has directed that the SGF and former DG of NIA should be prosecuted.
“So, we are expecting that prosecution will take place. The next of course is that criminal allegations will be filed against them and the prosecution process will be completed.”
