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Thursday 2 October 2014

Court acquits former PDP chairman, Vincent Ogbulafor, over N170m fraud

A Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, today October 2nd discharged and acquitted former National Chairman of the PDP, Mr. Vincent Ogbulafor, of a N170m fraud charge brought against him in 2001 by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences (ICPC).

Mr Ogbulafor who served as Minister of Special Duties in 2001 was alleged to have connived with one Mr Emeka Ebila, the then secretary of the National Economic Intelligence Committee, to defraud the Federal government of N170m through payments to contractors for jobs that were not done.


The National Economic Intelligence Committee, NEIC, was a body under Mr Ogbulafor's ministry set up for the verification and payment of debts owed to local contractors by the Federal Govt.

Delivering his judgement today, presiding judge, Justice Ishaq Bello said evidences brought before him showed Mr Ogbulafor had no connection with the fraudulent activities that went on at the NEIC. The judge went on to discharge Mr Ogbulafor and sentenced Mr Ebila, who came into court on a wheelchair to 5 years imprisonment. He said a confessional statement tendered before the court without any objection from his lawyer, was a corroboration of the allegations leveled against him by the ICPC.

45 comments:

Uche Emma said...

Business as usual

mummy's Girl said...

God is watching us all

Okoro said...

Shey na like did e go dey dey...

Okoro said...

Shey na like dis e go dey dey?

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Unknown said...

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ary said...

Well good for him and his family

Anonymous said...

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TUFINE said...

fraud fraud fraud wat a huge amount, yet citizens are surferin

Unknown said...

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Anonymous said...

Our Naija couts sabi aquit! Chai! There is God O!

Mischievous said...

When you are in the bad book of the government, you get convicted. When you are in the good book, you will be acquitted, or the charges against you may be dropped.. In Nigeria, ANYTHING can be arranged and ANYTHING bought, justice being one.

Neks said...

i don tire for Nigeria poliTRICKs, this no be goverment....

Neks said...

government*

bunmi said...

Corruption

faithful ojie said...

Mr judge,judge well o make God no judge ur matter o

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

ICPC still de eXisT? I remember dz big nose man hmmm how are we sure de doesn't ve a hand in it?

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

It's the fct high court and not federal high court. And y dnt u like posting my comment?

Mcjoe said...

Of course there's only one possible outcome- acquittal.The Big shots will always get away with fraud and corruption in Nigeria.

Anonymous said...

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Funso Samuel said...

Is that a news? No be Naija wey dey again ni?Well,im not suprised about it o.He is a former chairman of the ruling party so what do you expect? F**cked country

I pity the other guy (Mr Ebila) sha.He's been made the scape goat.

Thieves all of them

Subomi said...

nobody thought he was going to be indicted anyway

Unknown said...

Politics..bribe nd coruuption

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jbankzE said...

D way forward.......wetin agin fr happen?

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Unknown said...

I hail oooo

LONLYDON said...

It's only the poor and defenseless citizens that get prosecuted for crimes yet the useless politicians that steal the mega money go home with national awardS

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

What a shame. @dj_smartt

Anonymous said...

Na only 4 Nigeria court we no dey find big shot politicians guilty of any case, poor man guilty of poverty.
E go beta.
Oluomo

Anonymous said...

Na only 4 Nigeria court we no dey find big shot politicians guilty of any case, poor man guilty of poverty.
E go beta.
Oluomo

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

do we really have a high court cos all the top fraud cases are being thrown out and acquitted abi is something wrong with the judges or are they servicing the judges with money i cant understand. and we have an attorney general of the federation what exactly is the person doing when all theses cases are thrown out we indeed are finished in this country. one day all the money that they steal would finish and then what?

Anonymous said...

When Jona want make the guy comot setting, e arrange EFCC case for the guy. Dat one don pass so Jona don give instructions make dem forget the matter. Na so.

Unknown said...

13 years court case and 5 years conviction, rubbish, is the right to a speedy trial not part of out constitution? And were the accused detained all this time? When we start being a country that is about the bottom line things will change, the bottom line is "show me the money" if someone obtains money by any illegal means the investigation shouldn't end till the trace every kobo, the part is still in cash, the part that is property, the part that was shared to wife, mistresses and whores etc

Unknown said...

What a corrupt nation

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