Ovuomarhoni Naomi Isioro
and her husband, Rowley Isioro, a former Assistant General Manager with one of
the first generation banks were docked on Tuesday by the EFCC for money
laundering offences.
Ovuomarhoni Naomi Isioro
(right) and Mr. Rowley Isioro, former asst. general manager in a bank docked
for money laundering.
And they were at the end of
proceedings sent to a correctional centre in Lagos until 10 December, when the
court will hear their bail application.
The Isioros and their
companies, Multaid Plus Limited and Global Investment Network are facing a a
seven-count charge bordering on conspiracy to commit felony, receiving
fraudulently obtained property, transfer of criminal proceed to nominee and
money laundering to the tune of $975,424.
Their trial is before
Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos.
The defendants allegedly
received monies suspected to be proceeds of illegal activities of one Michael
Uziewe (at large) who was based in the United States of America with the aim of
assisting him launder the funds in Nigeria.
The defendants were said to
have used the accounts of their companies domiciled in the bank where the
second defendant, Rowley Isioro was an Assistant General Manager to launder the
funds for Michael Uziewe.
Both defendants pleaded not
guilty to the charge preferred against them by the EFCC.
One of the counts reads:
“That you Ovuomarhoni Naomi Isidoro, Rowley Isioro, Marhoni General Services
Limited, Multaid Plus Limited, Michael Uziewe (at large) and Global Investment
Network sometime in 2016, at Lagos within the jurisdiction of this Honourable
Court conspired amongst yourselves to launder money which represents proceeds
of illegal activities of Michael Uziewe in the United States of America.”
Another charge reads: ”
That you Ovuomarhoni Naomi Isidoro, Rowley Isioro, Marhoni General Services
Limited, Multaid Plus Limited, Michael Uziewe (at large) and Global Investment
Network sometime in 2017 at Lagos within the jurisdiction of this Honourable
Court laundered an aggregate sum of $975,424 on behalf of Michael O. Uziewe (at
large) and Global Investment Network through your bank accounts in order to
disguise the origin of the money which represents proceeds of illegal
activities of Michael O. Uziewe in the United States of America.”
Upon their pleas,
prosecution counsel, M.A. Bashir asked the court for a trial date and to remand
the couple in a Correctional Centre.
The counsel to the
defendants, Sam Imoisini informed the court that he had filed applications for
bail of his clients, and served the prosecution.
Justice Dada adjourned the
case till December 10, 2019 for hearing of bail application and ordered the
remand of the couple at the Correctional Centre pending the determination of
their bail applications.
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