SETTING THE RECORDS STRAIGHT ON CITIZEN ASAR MICHAEL SESUGH'S DEATH. (PHOTO).#PRESS RELEASE.
Setting the Records Straight on Citizen Asar Michael Sesugh's Death The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, considered it imperative to clear the air on some recent incidents at its Makurdi Zonal Directorate, Benue State. Operatives of the Directorate arrested 26 suspected cyber fraudsters on April 28, 2026. They were profiled and kept in custody for further investigations after obtaining a Remand Order at a Magistrate Court. Shortly after their arrest, specifically on May 4, 2026, three of the suspects sought permission to use the lavatory at the Directorate's Holding Facility and were permitted. They cashed in on the opportunity, broke the toilet's roof and escaped from detention. Several efforts were made to re- arrest them to no avail. However, fresh intelligence came on Thursday, May 21, 2026 that one of the escaped suspects, As...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC yesterday wednesday,November 23,2016 arraigned the quartet of Colonel Nicholas Ashinze,a former special assistant to the embattled former National Security Adviser,Col. Sambo Dasuki; an Austrian,Wolfgang Reini; Edidiong Idiong and Sagir D. Mohammed before Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Federal High Court,Abuja on a 13-count charge of corruption and money laundering to the tune of N36.8billion.Ashinze and his co-accused were arraigned alongside five companies accused of allegedly diverting huge sums from the office of the former NSA.The companies are: Geonel Integrated Services Limited,Unity Continental Nigeria Limited,Helpline Organization,Vibrant Resource Limited and Sologic Integrated Services Limited.The defendants pleaded not guilty to all the charges preferred against them.In view of their plea,counsel to EFCC I.O Uket expressed readiness for trial to commence immediately saying he had the witnesses present in court.Uket arhued that the defendants had lost their administrative bail the moment their matter was charged to court and their counsels filed applications for their bail.Ruling on the applications,Justice Kolawole held that the charges are all bailable adding that, ''since each of the other,my sixth judicial sense informs me that I adopt the terms and conditions of the bail granted to the defendants by the EFCC and my learned brothers in the FCT High Courts.The judge added that the case would be granted accelerated hearing and urged the prosecution to pick five days in the new year for trial.Consequently,the case was adjourned to January 23,February 1 and 14; and March 7 and 21,2017.
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