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Court quashes N21 5bn money laundering charges against Amosu, two others
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Court Adjourns N21bn Fraud Trial Of Ex-Air Chief Amosu, Others Till June 7
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LAGOS – A EFCC witness, Okechukwu Akubue has broke can of worms, exposing how the former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosu (rtd) and two senior NAF officers embezzled the service N21billion funds while in office.
Akubue, in his examination-in-chief before the Federal High Court, Ikoyi on Monday narrated how public funds meant for the NAF were traced to the defendants.
The witness, who is an EFCC operative, identified Exhibit A3 before the Court as the bank statement of the NAF Special Emergency Operations Account domiciled in Zenith Bank where the transactions of the alleged fraud was done.
By Kingsley Nwezeh
The trial of a former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosu (rtd) continued yesterday before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of a Federal High Court, Ikoyi with a witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) further testifying against Amosu and two others on their complicity in the alleged diversion to personal use of about N21 billion belonging to the Nigeria Air Force.
An EFCC statement recalled that Amosu, alongside Air Vice Marshall Jacobs Adigun, a former NAF Chief of Accounts and Budget, and Air Commodore Gbadebo Owodunni, a former NAF Director of Finance and Budget, are standing trial on an amended 13-count charge.
The witness, Okechukwu Akubue, gave the testimony as the matter continued before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke on Monday.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is prosecuting Amosu and the others for their complicity in the alleged diversion of about N21billion belonging to NAF to personal use.
Amosu, alongside Air Vice Marshall Jacobs Adigun, a former NAF Chief of Accounts and Budget, and Air Commodore Gbadebo Owodunni, a former NAF Director of Finance and Budget, are standing trial on an amended 13-count charge.
Their trial began in June 2016 before Justice Idris Mohammed but was later reassigned to Justice Aneke following the elevation of Justice Mohammed to the Court of Appeal. They were re-arraigned in November 2018 and they pleaded ‘not guilty’ to the charges.
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