ALLEGED $1.5M FRAUD: WITNESS TELLS COURT FUNDS CAME INTO DEFENDANT’S ACCOUNT IN MULTIPLE TRANCHES. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE

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 Alleged $1.5m Fraud:   Witness Tells Court Funds Came into Defendant’s Account in Multiple Tranches The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, June 29, 2026, presented its third prosecution witness (PW3), Levi Amanda Opice, a Compliance Officer with Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank), in the ongoing trial of Ifoma Immanuel before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos State Special Offences Court, Ikeja, over an alleged $1.5 million fraud. Immanuel is standing trial alongside his company, Intermediate Investment Holdings Limited, on a two-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence and forgery involving the sum of $1.5 million. According to the EFCC, investigations revealed that the defendant allegedly induced Adebisi Adebutu of R28 Holdings Limited to invest $1.5 million by claiming that the funds would be used to finance projects linked to Chappal Petroleum Development Company Limited, Intermediate Investment Holdings Limited, and Chappal Ener...

UMAHI JOINS GOVERNOR OTTI TO INSPECT CONSTRUCTION OF FEDERAL ROAD THAT ARE IN PARTNERSHIP ABIA STATE GOVERNMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION . (PHOTOS).


 Umahi Joins Governor Otti to inspect Construction of Federal Road that are in partnership Abia State Government for construction and rehabilitation 


The Minister of Works, Senator Engineer David Umahi, CON, on Friday inspected several federal roads that are under construction and rehabilitation in Abia State.


Umahi commended Governor Otti’s proactive approach to fixing dilapidated federal roads, describing him as a leader focused on the needs of his people rather than partisan considerations.


The Governor of Abia expressed his gratefulness to the Minister of Works for the  commendation of his  administration's commitment to infrastructure, and the  collaborative synergy with the Federal Government under the leadership of His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR. 


Otti mentioned that The  partnership between Federal Government and Abia State Government has already yielded approvals for key Federal roads in Abia State, including:


- Umuahia-Ikot Ekpene Road (flagged off last week)

- Owerrinta-Umuikaa dualization (ongoing)

- Onuimo-Tower Road dualization (ongoing)

- Ohafia-Arochukwu Road (ongoing), and

- The recently completed Omenuko Bridge


The Honourable Minister did not mince words in expressing his expectations, especially to contractors handling critical segments of the road. Otti noted that the people of Abia endured hardship for decades due to bad road and this is why he is fully committed to fixing the roads


"For over a decade, our people endured hardship due to the deplorable state of this corridor. That is why we are fully invested in ensuring that this expressway, and others like it, are completed to the highest standard."


Otti also thank the Honourable Minister for listening to his plea and rescinding the proposed termination of the CCECC contract. With renewed commitment from the contractors, we expect visible progress in the coming weeks.

More photos below. 



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