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Nigeria Government Charges Ex-SGF, Babachir, Fmr NIA Boss, Oke To Court Over Huge Fraud
The Federal Government has filed criminal charges against former Secretary to the Government of the federation, Eng. Babachir David Lawal over his use of a company said to be owned by him to remove wild grass at the cost of over N272 million.
This is coming more than two years after, with many criticising the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration for condoling fraud allegedly perpetrated by the ex-SFG.
Babachir is being charge along five other suspects believed to be officials of a company known as Rholavision Engineering Limited, which was reportedly given the grass cutting contract in 2016.
He is charged in suit No. CR/158/19 before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory.
The 10-count charge also has Hamidu David Lawal, Sulaiman Abubakar, Apeh John Monday, Rholavision Engineering Limited and Josmon Technologies Limited as defenders.
Babachir Lawal served as cabinet secretary from 2015 until he was disgraced out of office on October 31, 2017, after being indicted of stealing millions of emergency funds.
Also, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has preferred criminal charges against former Director General of the Nigerian Intelligence Agency, NIA, Ambassador Ayodele Oke.
Oke will be answering to a 4-count before the Lagos Division of the court. Oke was charged over his involvement in the $43.5million that was discovered in a mansion in Ikoyi, Lagos State.
BigPen Online recalls that Nigeria’s Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, had hinted of Buhari’s directives that both Babachir and Ayodele Oke, the former director-general of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) would be prosecuted.
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