Misappropriation – Prime Pointers

Alleged P&ID scam: Absence of defence counsel stalls trial of ex-director

February 3, 2022February 3, 2022 admin

Absence of lead counsel to Grace Taiga, former Director of Legal at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Ola Olanipekun, SAN, on Thursday, stalled the trial at a Federal High Court, Abuja. The matter, which was scheduled for trial commencement could not proceed as a lawyer working at Olanipekun’s firm told Justice Obiora Egwuatu, shortly after the case was called, that her boss was not in court.She informed that the senior counsel was stuck at the Kano Airport with the case file. She explained that Olanipekun left Lagos for a matter…

Misappropriation: I have no case to answer, ex-Minister Kabiru Turaki tells court

November 4, 2021November 4, 2021 admin

Former Minister of Special Duties and Inter-governmental Affairs, Kabiru Turaki, on Wednesday, indicated his interest to file a no-case submission after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) closed its case. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Turaki is being tried by the EFCC before Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court, Abuja. Turaki, alongside three others, was arraigned on a 16-count charge bordering on unlawful and criminal misappropriation of funds to the tune of N715 million.Other defendants are Sampson Okpetu, who served as his special assistant;…