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The
lid has finally blown open how the proceeds of the N676.6 million
collected in 2014 from Immigration Service job seekers which led to
the deaths of many young and innocent Nigerians leaving scores
critically injured was sqaundered on choice properties and other
worldly accomplishments by the wicked erstwhile minister and his
cohorts.
This
office gathered reliably that, strict investigations of the men of
the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have revealed
that, the cash was splashed on choice property and former Interior
Minister, Abba Moro and four others are to stand trial for allegedly
collecting fraudulently N676.6million from 676,675 job seekers.
According
to findings, the antigraft agency discovered that, a whopping
N202,500,000 was spent on buying a choice property on No. 1, Lahn
Crescent, Maitama, Abuja and N120, 100,000 was lavished to renovate
another mansion at No.2, Sigure Close, Off Monrovia Street, Wuse II
Abuja.
The
commission said the recruitment firm, Drexel Tech Nigeria Limited
and Mahmood Ahmadu converted N101, 200,000 to US dollars for
personal use. Nineteen applicants died and scores got injured in
stampede in Abuja, Port Harcourt, Minna in March 2014 during the
ill-fated Immigration recruitment exercise.
The
EFCC made the startling revelations in the 11 charges preferred
against Moro and four other accused persons yesterday at the Federal
High Court in Abuja.
The
others are a former Permanent Secretary, Anastasia Daniel-Nwobia, F.
O. Alayebami, Mahmood Ahmadu and Drexel Tech Nigeria Ltd. Ahmadu, who
is described as being central to the scandal, is said to be on the
run.
According
to an EFCC source, “the charges have been served on all the accused
persons in preparation for their arraignment in court. “We
are waiting the court to give us a date for their arraignment but
they are in our custody,” he said, pleading not to be named because
he is not permitted to talk to the media.
All
the accused persons, including Moro, will face trial for Advance Fee
Fraud (otherwise known as 419), violation of Public Procurement Act
No. 65 of 2007, misconduct, contrary to Section 22(5) of the
Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission
Act 2000 and offence contrary to Section 15(2) (d) of the Money
Laundering ( Prohibition) Act 2011.
The
charges are as follow:
“That
you Abba Moro, Anastasia Daniel-Nwobia, F.O Alayebami , Mahmood
Ahmadu (at large) and Drexel Tech Nigeria Ltd on or about the 17th of
March 2013 at Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court
with intent to defraud conspired to induce a total number of 676,675
Nigerian job applicants seeking employment with Nigerian Immigration
Service to deliver property to wit: cumulative sum of N676,675,000
which sum represents the sum of N1,000 per applicant under the false
pretence that the money represents payment for their online
recruitment exercise into Nigerian Immigration Service and which
pretence you knew was false, contrary to Section 8 and 1(1) (b) and
punishable under Section 1(3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other
Related Offences
Act,
No. 14 of 2006
“That
you Abba Moro, Anastasia Daniel Nwobia, F.O Alayebami , Mahmood
Ahmadu ( at large) and Drexel Tech Nigeria Ltd on or about the 17th
of March 2013 at Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable
Court with intent to defraud conspired to induce a total number of
676,675 Nigerian job applicants seeking employment with Nigerian
Immigration Service to deliver property to wit: cumulative sum of
N676,675,000 which sum represents the sum of N1,000 per applicant
under the false pretence that that you have followed the necessary
procedure and that the money represents epayment for their online
recruitment exercise into Nigerian Immigration Service and which
pretence and you knew was false, contrary to Section 8 and 1(1) (b)
and punishable under Section 1(3) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other
Related Offences Act, No. 14 of 2006.
“That
you Abba Moro, Anastasia Daniel Nwobia, and F.O Alayebami on or
about the 30th of April 2013 at Abuja within the jurisdiction of this
Honourable Court did award contract for the provision of online
enlistment and recruitment services to Drexel Tech Nigeria Limited
without advertising the contract contrary to Section 45 and
punishable under Section 58(5) of the Public Procurement Act, No. 65
of 2007.
“That
you Abba Moro, Anastasia Daniel Nwobia, and F.O Alayebami on or
about the 30th of April 2013 at Abuja within the jurisdiction of this
Honourable Court did award contract for the provision of online
enlistment and recruitment services to Drexel Tech Nigeria Limited
without Needs Assessment and Procurement Plan, contract contrary to
Section 16(1) (b) and Section 18 of the Public Procurement Act, No.
65 of 2007 and punishable under Section 58 of the same Act.
“That
you Abba Moro, Anastasia Daniel Nwobia, and F.O Alayebami on or
about the 30th of April 2013 at Abuja within the jurisdiction of this
Honourable Court did award contract for the provision of online
enlistment and recruitment services to Drexel Tech Nigeria Limited to
develop recruitment portal through selective tendering process by
inviting four(4) firms without seeking approval of the Bureau for
Public Procurement (BPP) contrary to sections 40, 42 and 43 of the
Public Procurement Act, No. 65 of 2007 and punishable under Section
58 of the same Act.
“That
you Abba Moro, Anastasia Daniel Nwobia, and F.O Alayebami on or
about the 30th of April 2013 at Abuja within the jurisdiction of this
Honourable Court did award contract for the provision of online
enlistment and recruitment services to Drexel Tech Nigeria Limited
and signed by unregistered Drexel Tech Global Nigeria Limited when
you knew that Drexel Tech Nigeria Limited was not responsive to
mandatory prequalification contrary to sections 50(5) and 51 of
the Public Procurement Act, No. 65 of 2007 and punishable under
Section 58 of the same Act.
“That
you Abba Moro, Anastasia Daniel Nwobia, and F.O Alayebami on or
about the 30th of April 2013 at Abuja within the jurisdiction of this
Honourable Court did award contract for the provision of online
enlistment and recruitment services to Drexel Tech Nigeria Limited
and signed by unregistered Drexel Tech Global Nigeria Limited when
you knew that there was no budgetary provision for the exercise in
the 2014 Federal Capital Budget and transferring responsibility
to fund the project to applicants through mandatory payment of N1,000
without approval of the Board, contrary to Section 22(5) of the
Independent Corrupt Practices Act 2000.
“That
you Drexel Tech Nigeria Limited and Mahmood Ahmadu(At large) on
or about the 17th of March 2015 at Abuja within the jurisdiction of
this Honourable Court converted the sum of N202,500,000 part of the
N676,675,000 obtained from 676,675 Nigerian job applicants seeking
employment with Nigerian Immigration Service to buy property No. 1,
Lahn Crescent Maitama, Abuja with the aim of disguising the illicit
origin of the said sum, knowing same to be proceeds of illegal
activity and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section
15(2) (d) of the Money Laundering ( Prohibition) Act 2011 as amended
in 2012 and punishable under Section 15(3) of the same Act.
“That
you Drexel Tech Nigeria Limited and Mahmood Ahmadu(At large) on
or about the 17th of March 2015 at Abuja within the jurisdiction of
this Honourable Court converted the sum of N120, 100,000 being part
of the N676,675,000 obtained from 676,675 Nigerian job applicants
seeking employment with Nigerian Immigration Service to upgrade
property No.2 Sigure Close, Off Monrovia Street, Wuse II Abuja
with the aim of disguising the illicit origin of the said sum knowing
same to be proceeds of illegal activity and you thereby committed an
offence contrary to Section 15(2) (d) of the Money Laundering (
Prohibition) Act 2011 as amended in 2012 and punishable under Section
15(3) of the same Act.
“That
you Drexel Tech Nigeria Limited and Mahmood Ahmadu(At large) on
or about the 17th of March 2015 at Abuja within the jurisdiction of
this Honourable Court converted the sum of N101, 200,000 being
part of the N676,675,000 obtained from 676,675 Nigerian job
applicants seeking employment with Nigerian Immigration Service to
United States dollars for your personal use knowing same to be
proceeds of illegal activity and you thereby committed an offence
contrary to Section 15(2) (d) of the Money Laundering ( Prohibition)
Act 2011 as amended in 2012 and punishable under Section 15(3) of the
same Act. “
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