The Unbiased Corrupt Practices and Different Associated Offences Fee (ICPC) has arraigned the Common Supervisor, AGB Restricted, Friday Adodo and a businessman, proprietor of FMateck Restricted, Abdulrasheed Yusuf, for forging contract paperwork.
The Spokesperson, ICPC, Mrs. Azuka Ogugua acknowledged,”The 2 defendants had been to have been arraigned on twenty fourth March, 2023, earlier than Justice Abdul Dogo of Federal Excessive Court docket, Makurdi, Benue State, on a 3-count cost bordering on forging contract paperwork to bid for a contract on the Decrease Benue River Basin Improvement Authority (LBRBDA) Makurdi, Benue State which is opposite to part 97 of the Penal Code and Part 58(1) of the Procurement Act, 2007.
“The sooner arraignment didn’t happen because of the absence of the second defendant, Mr. Friday Adogo, which stalled the arraignment, main the decide, Justice A. Dogo to situation a bench warrant for his arrest for violating court docket proceedings. The matter was due to this fact adjourned to twenty eighth March 2023.”
She added,”On resumed listening to of the case on Tuesday twenty eighth March, the defendants, Abdulrasheed Yusuf and Friday Adodo, pleaded “not responsible” to the cost, and had been granted bail by the trial decide on stringent situation.
“Nonetheless, he ordered that they need to be remanded within the Nigeria Correctional Service till they meet the bail circumstances in order that they won’t leap bail.
“The case was adjourned to twentieth June 2023 for listening to.
“A Superintendent with the Nigeria Correctional Service, Lafia, Nasarawa State, Mr. Eyimoga Moses, has been arraigned in court docket earlier than Hon. Justice Abdul Dogo of the Federal Excessive Court docket, Makurdi, by the Unbiased Corrupt Practices and Different Associated Offences Fee (ICPC) for the fraudulent act of job racketeering.”
In response to ICPC counsel Barr. Bako Alongs, the defendant, Eyimoga Moses, who’s a Superintendent with the Nasarawa State Command of the Service, was arraigned on one-count cost of corruption earlier than Hon. Justice Abdul Adogo, for amassing N800,000 from a pair for 2 emptiness slots on the Federal College, Lafia, Nasarawa State, which Eyimoga knew was false and due to this fact dedicated an offence opposite to Part 1(1) of Advance Payment Fraud and Different Associated Offences Act 2006.
The defendant pleaded “not responsible” to the cost and was admitted to bail and ordered to be remanded on the Nigeria Correctional Service, Makurdi, Benue State till he meets the bail circumstances.
The case was adjourned to twentieth June 2023 for trial.