the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday October
7, 2015 arraigned Abubakar Ali Peters and his company Nadabo Energy
Limited before Justice S.S Ogunsanya of the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja
on 21-count charge bordering on obtaining money under false pretence,
diversion of Federal Government funds and forgery.
The accused persons allegedly obtained the sum
N761,628,993.84 from the Federal Government of Nigeria under the Petroleum
Support Fund for the purpose of importing 16,808,064 litres of Premium Motor
Spirit (PMS) but fraudulently imported only 7, 953,962 litres and diverted the
rest of the product and its proceeds for personal use.
Abubakar, 33, is also facing a similar charge brought
against him by the EFCC before Justice Balogun of the Lagos State High Court.
Count one of the charge reads, “ that, you Nadabo Energy
limited on or about 26th day of September 2011 in Lagos within the Ikeja
judicial division fraudulently obtained the sum of N761,628,993.84 from the
Federal Government by falsely representing that the sum represented the subsidy
accrued to Nadabo Energy Limited under the Petroleum Support Fund for the
importation of 16,808,064 litres of Premium Motor Spirit
(PMS) which Nadabo Energy limited purported to have purchased from Delano
Petroleum Corporation Akara Tortola British Virgin Island, and transported
the 16,808,064 through MT Gotland Carolina (mother vessel) and MT Sonia
(daughter vessel) to Nigeria, whereas Nadabo Energy limited only imported 7,
953,962 litres of PMS from Delany Petroleum Corporation Akara Tortola British
Virgin Island and transported 7,953,962 litres of PMS through MT Gotland
Carolina (mother vessel) and MT Songa (daughter vessel) to Nigeria.
The accused person as well as his company pleaded not guilty
to the charges.
Justice Ogunsanya granted bail to the accused persons on the
terms earlier offered them by Justice Balogun and adjourned the case to November
12, 2015 for the commencement of trial.
Wilson Uwujaren
Head, Media & Publicity
7th October, 2015
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