January 27, 2020

$1.6bn Fraud: EFCC Files Refreshed Charges Against Omokore

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Monday, January 27, 2020, filed additional 15 criminal charges against Jide Omokore and others, which include two of his companies: Atlantic Energy Brass Limited and Atlantic Energy Drilling Concept Limited, Victor Briggs and Membere Abiye in their on-going trial before Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court, Abuja. They pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Omokore and the other defendants are facing nine-count amended charges from the EFCC that border on alleged money laundering and procurement fraud to the tune of $1.6billion.

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