According to the anti-graft agency, Justice A. R Mohammed in dismissing the charge, erred in law as the accused persons had not taken any plea; no proof of evidence was placed before the court and trial had not commenced.
It noted that the dismissal of the charge by Justice Mohammed, following the application of the Commission to consolidate the charges against the former governor and his accomplices, does not amount to a discharge or an acquittal, and it does not preclude the power of the agency to bring fresh charges against the defendants.
Sylva along with Francis Okokwo, Gbenga Balogun, and Samuel Ogbuku, are alleged to have used three companies – Marlin Maritime Limited, Eat Catering Services Limited, and Haloween-Blue Construction and Logistics Limited to move about N19.2 billion from Bayelsa State coffers between 2009 and 2012, under false pretence of using the withdrawn money to augment salaries of the state government workers.
It noted that the dismissal of the charge by Justice Mohammed, following the application of the Commission to consolidate the charges against the former governor and his accomplices, does not amount to a discharge or an acquittal, and it does not preclude the power of the agency to bring fresh charges against the defendants.
Sylva along with Francis Okokwo, Gbenga Balogun, and Samuel Ogbuku, are alleged to have used three companies – Marlin Maritime Limited, Eat Catering Services Limited, and Haloween-Blue Construction and Logistics Limited to move about N19.2 billion from Bayelsa State coffers between 2009 and 2012, under false pretence of using the withdrawn money to augment salaries of the state government workers.
Make all of una go sleep joor! U're all in on d conspiracy to criple dis nation. Look @ d so called EFCC dat has not done anything since God knows when. Hmmm! "Uwaifo don talk e own o".
ReplyDeleteEFCC hv been made to look like mediocre institution...what kind of lawyers do they even hv,,,they can't win a case unless d victim is a poor man....I pray buhari will see reasons to scrap it put n establish an institution that will b independent in tackling financial crime
ReplyDeleteEffcc reacting for. What abeg make de seat dan we understand how de run their private bizness but is good to come and talk
ReplyDeleteSmh effc don turn police
ReplyDeleteRibadu meant well for effcc, but his life was at stake, corruption from disclosure top has to be seriously dealt with, it's glaring some people re above d law
ReplyDeleteHmm.. I'm speechless
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