The defendants are being
prosecuted on five-count charge, bordering on money laundering.
The Economics and Financial
Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday arraigned one Akinola Ogunlewe alongside
Babajide Soyode, before Justice A.R. Mohammed of the Federal High Court, Abuja.
Count three of the charges
reads: “That you, Akinola Ogunlewe and Abolaji Ogunlewe (at large) sometime in
2013, in Lagos , within the Lagos Judicial Division of the Federal High Court,
being directors in BCE Consulting Engineers Limited.
its a Designated Non-Financial
Institution (“DNFI”) aided the said company in failing to comply with the
requirements of submitting to the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and
Investment, a declaration of its activities as specified under section 5 (1)(a)
of the money laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 (As amended) and you there by
committed an offence contrary to section 18(a) of the money Laundering
(Prohibition) Act,2011 (As amended) and punishable under Section 16 (2) (b) of
the same Act.”
They pleaded not guilty to
the charges.
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