N11.5bn fraud: How Bishop and Bank MD Planned to Defraud 64,000 Customers

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has dragged a bishop of a church and a former bank manager accused of defrauding customers the sum of N11.5 billion naira to court.

 

A Federal High Court sitting in Jos, the Plateau State capital, has been told how Bishop of Maranatha Church, Jonas Katung and a Bank Managing Director of Dadin Kowa Microfinance Bank Limited, Mr. Irmiya Jatau, planned to defraud about 64,000 customers of the defunct Covenant Fadama Cooperative Society to the tune of N11.5 bn.

 

The court however ordered the remand in prison of Jatau over N11.5bn fraud. The accused were slammed with 24 counts before Justice Musa Kurya. Joined with them in the charge are one Okewole Dayo and Dadin Kowa Microfinance Bank Limited.

 

In one of the counts filed against the accused, the EFCC alleged that sometime in 2012, they “did conspire with yourselves to commit money laundering contrary to Section 18 (a )of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2011, as amended by the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2012 and punishable under Section 15 (3) of the same Act.”

 

The EFCC also accused them of transferring the sum of N50m from Covenant Fadama Cooperative Society account to a First Bank account, with number 2003050001625, into the Dadin Kowa Microfinance, First Bank account Number-2016452671.

 

This sum, the count said, represented proceeds of unlawful acts and amounted to an offence contrary to Section 15 (25) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011, as amended by the Money Laundering amendment (Prohibition) Act 2012 and punishable under Section 54 of the same Act, among others.

 

However, when the charges were read to them, a little drama ensued. While all the accused pleaded not guilty, Bishop Katung was caught in two worlds. First he pleaded guilty to one of the counts before suddenly making a reversal and pleaded not guilty.

 

Having earlier been granted bail by the court earlier on December 9, 2015, Katung was let to walk free while all the others were remanded in prison custody.

 

The case was adjourned till March 7 for further hearing.

Nollywood Actress, Ini Edo Shows Off Her Collection of Designer Shoes in Closet (Photos)

From stilettos boots, moses sandal to other creative designer shoes and more, top Nollywood actress, has flaunted a collection of shoes in her large closet. She's surely balling!

 

In a new Instagram snap, multi-award winning Nollywood actress, Ini Edo, has showed off her vast collection of fabulous designer shoes.

 

The University of Calabar Theatre Arts graduate shared the picture of her shoes which ranges from stilettos boots, moses sandal to other creative designers on her page and captioned it "#shoegame"

 

 

Ini Edo who owns a celebrity nightclub, 'Mimz', in Lekki, Lagos, also owns multi-million naira super cars, Range Rover Envoque, Mercedez G-wagon and more in her growing car collection.

 

It can be recalled that Ini Edo who began her film career in 2000, and has featured in more than 200 movies since that time, revealed that distance, irreconcilable differences, and incompatibility are the factors that largely contributed to her failed marriage.

 

In her words, "No mat­ter the indifference or incompatibility, if you’re together in love, a lot of things can actually work out. Howbeit, you don’t get to work things out when there is no contact. When you are with someone, and you can’t agree on certain things or find a common ground, I think being together could have actually helped us to understand each other better," she reiterated.

PDP's Olisa Metuh Arrives Court for the First Time Without Prison Officials or Handcuffs (Photo)

PDP's spokesperson Olisa Metuh has been seen in court for the first without prison officials or handcuffs on his wrists.

 

Olisa Metuh

 

The National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh has arrived the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja for the continuation of his ongoing trial, Daily Post reports.

 

Metuh for the first time since the trial began walked into the court room without the presence of Prisons officials and handcuffs.

 

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, had arraigned Metuh on a seven count charge of money laundering.

 

The anti-graft agency is accusing him of collecting the sum of N400m from the former National Security Adviser, Col Sambo Dasuki (rtd), money which it alleged was part of the funds meant for the procurement of arms for the military.

 

Metuh had denied this, saying the money he got from the past administration was for a job he did for the former President, Goodluck Jonathan.

 

He, however, did not disclose the nature of the job.

 

Since the commencement of the trials, the prosecution led by Sylvanus Tahir has produced six witnesses who have all testified about their various roles in the alleged transfer of funds from the former NSA to Destra Investiments Limited, a company owned by the embattled PDP spokesman.

 

He was recently granted bail by Justice Okon Abang of the same court, but owing to his inability to meet his bail conditions, his counsel filed an application for an adjustment in the bail terms.

 

He walked out of Kuje prison last week after meeting the condition of his bail terms.

See How Abia State Governor, Ikpeazu's Supreme Court Victory was Celebrated (Photos)

Reports have it that Governor Okezie Ikpeazu exhibited unique dance skills after the supreme court verdict went in his favour.

Supporters of Okezie Ikpeazu in high spirits

  

Okezie Ikpeazu's election as the governor of Abia State has been upheld by the Supreme Court as it gave the ruling validating the April 11 governorship election on Wednesday night, but did not provide reasons for its judgment.

The Supreme Court reversed the decision of the Court of Appeal which nullified Ikpeazu’s election on December 31, 2015, and ruled that Ikpeazu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won the lawfully cast votes in the April 11, 2015 election.

 

His supporters took to the streets to celebrate with Ikpeazu in high spirits and he consolidates his position as the governor of the state.

 

It can be recalled that the Court of Appeal sitting in Owerri had on December 31, removed Ikpeazu as governor and also declared Alex Otti of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) the winner of the April 11 and April 25 supplementary elections in the state.

 

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See the Photo of President Buhari and Ogun Chiefs That Everyone is Talking About

A picture of President Buhari posing with Chiefs in Ogun state is making the rounds on the internet and has set tongues wagging.

 

 

The group photograph above of Buhari and Ogun state Chiefs is causing quite a stir after it gained waves online

 

The Yoruba traditional rulers in the photo have been criticised for squatting when it was time to take a group photograph with the President who was in Ogun State on Tuesday on a state visit. 

 

However some people think there is no big deal about the whole thing considering the status of the president.

 

What do you think about the photo?

I'm an Actor from Ghana, Not a Ghanaian Actor - Majid Michel

Handsome actor, Majid Michael has corrected the notion of being labeled as a Ghanaian actor as he believes it limits the scope of his profession.

Majid Michel

 

Majid Michel has stated that he is not a Ghanaian actor but rather, he is an actor from Ghana.

Michel made this statement which sounds controversial at the press launch of Kofas Media’s new movie project “Amakye & Dede”.

During the Q & A section of the conference, the popular actor was asked if there is a funny bone in him, and if there is, how he can make
viewers of “Amakye & Dede” laugh when it’s finally out.

This question came forth because Michel has not been cast in a lot of comic movies. In respond to the question, Majid said that he believes acting as an art is universal and every actor has a challenge that he wants to conquer.

“Well, I am an actor and I believe acting is an act and art is universal… I am not a Ghanaian actor; I am an actor from Ghana. So I was there as an actor and this director said he wants me for a film and I said what is it about and he said this is it. ”

Newborn Baby Dies After Doctor Pulled Him Out Wrongly During Delivery

A tribunal has heard how a doctor forcefully pulled a baby out of her mother's womb during delivery resulting in death.

Dr Anupama Ram Mohan leaving the GMC in Manchester where she is accused of inappropriately delivering a twin boy (Picture: Cavendish)

 

A doctor is alleged to have pulled a baby around ‘like a ragdoll’ during a bungled delivery.

 

Harry Page, who was in a breech position when he was delivered, died within 24 hours from a massive brain injury, a tribunal heard. Dr Anupama Ram Mohan is alleged to have forcefully pulled Harry by his feet from ‘side to side and up and down’ while gritting her teeth. Harry suffered injuries to the base of his skull causing haemorrhaging during the birth in 2012. His twin brother, Ollie, was delivered safely by another doctor.

 

Dr Mohan, who had only worked at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, for four months, trained in India before working in Oman.

Harry’s father, Owen, expressed concerns during the birth.

 

He told the tribunal: ‘Harry was being pulled round like a ragdoll. It appeared she was pulling him side-to-side and up and down.

‘His legs were almost touching my wife’s stomach. His legs came down very quickly because there was a lot of force applied to it. It appeared to me at the time that Dr Mohan was gritting her teeth to do this procedure, she had a really tight face.

‘Watching the movement and the force and the look on her face worried me. I thought it was an uncontrolled procedure. She then let him hang there with no support for a period of time before she did the same procedure again.. She was standing there with her hands down by her waist. On the second manoeuvre he literally popped out.

‘Initially I thought Harry’s neck was going to stretch, break or give in. I was horrified by it. It looked like it was so stretched it was going to snap.’

 

Harry’s mother Vicki, said: ‘On one of two occasions she lifted his feet in the air and it felt more intrusive and she was more vigorous and his feet came close to my stomach.

 

‘I felt it was aggressive when I was there and I was looking at others for reassurance and didn’t get that when I looked at people’s faces so I was concerned.’

 

Mrs Page said: ‘I believe the manoeuvre she carried out caused his death and it was irreversible as the consultant told us on the day we turned his life support machine off.’

 

The hearing was told Mohan had tried two different procedures to deliver Harry – the Burns Marshall and the Mauriceau Smellie Veit. She initially tried the Burns Marshall method then the MSV before returning to the original procedure.

 

The ‘Burns Marshall’ manoeuvre involves bringing the baby’s feet, legs and shoulders out of the pelvis and then swinging the body up. But it was claimed Mohan caused Harry’s legs to be moved too high and past his vertical position and also too near to his mother’s abdomen – placing tremendous strain on his neck.

 

Mohan 51, from Milton Keynes, later claimed at no point did she lift his legs ‘past the vertical’. But she was accused of lying in statements and in evidence to a coroner who recorded a narrative verdict at an inquest in 2013.

 

Lawyer for the General Medical Council, Paul Raudnitz said: ‘Dr Mohan performed the Burns Marshall but did so in such a way she brought the legs of Harry greater than the vertical and near to Mrs Page’s abdomen.

‘She has accepted she attempted a Burns Marshall, but denied it was with any force and, in particular, she has consistently denied that she brought the legs greater than the vertical. She has said she went on to perform MSV and maintained that that was successful in delivery.

‘She has denied there was any attempted, successful or otherwise, second Burns Marshall. Whether she brought the legs greater than the vertical in one or more of the Burns Marshall manoeuvres the GMC say the way she performed is part of the issue.

‘Should it be found she brought the legs greater than the vertical then we would say that the standard of care was seriously below that expected of a reasonably competent registrar in obstetrics.’

 

Mr Raudnitz added that Dr Mohan then gave ‘false evidence’ to the coroner to ‘minimise her culpability for what happened’.

 

Mohan denies misconduct and denies causing the tot’s death. She is also accused of failing to record issues she encountered during Harry’s birth but admits failing to record using one or more Burns-Marshall manoeuvre. She denies advising for inappropriate medication to be administered during the delivery, making false records and giving false evidence to the inquest.

The hearing continues.