Read What Landed Two NAVC Officials In ICPC Net

Akinyemi Badejogun and Olanrewaju Bakare, have been charged to a Lagos High Court, sitting in Ikeja, by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related offences Commission (ICPC) for alleged theft of N72.660 million belonging to National Anti-Corruption Volunteer Corps (NAVC).

The two men were arraigned before Justice Lateef Lawal-Akapo, on a 36-count amended charge of conspiracy to commit felony, theft, fraud and perjury. The accused persons attempted to mislead an official of the ICPC. The defendants are Co-ordinator and Treasurer of NAVC, Lagos Branch. They were alleged to have carried out the punishable offences at Ketu, Lagos, within Ikeja Judicial Division between December 2010 and November 2011.

The count charge states that: the accused persons between December 2010 and September 2011, allegedly connived to move N55 million from NAVC account number 4110013083 to another NAVC account number 4110013076, both in Fidelity Bank Plc, for conferring corrupt advantage and converting the money for personal use. The offence is against Section 26(1)(c) and punishable under section 19 of the ICPC Act 2000. Another count also alleged that both men, within the same time and location moved N55 million from NAVC Trustees account number 4110013086 in Fidelity Bank to account 4110013076 and thereafter converted it for personal use.

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The defendants were alleged to have used their post for corrupt purposes which is punishable under Section 19 of the ICPC Act 2000. Both men were alleged to have stolen N800,000.00, property of NAVC, Lagos State Chapter from its Trustees account in Fidelity Bank contrary to Sections 516 and 390(8)(b) and punishable under Section 390(9) of the Criminal Code Act Cap 38, Vol. 4 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.

Other charges also revealed that both men connived and stole N700, 000 from the NAVC Trustees’ account with Fidelity Bank on the given dates: December 31, 2010; another N500, 000 was allegedly stolen on December 31, 2010; N2 million on February 8, 2011; N1.5 million on February 23, 2011; N2 million on February 28, 2011; N3 million on March 17, 2011; N1.5 million on March 29, 2011; N2 million on April 18, 2011; N1 million on May 4, 2011; N1 million on June 21, 2011; N1 million on July 4, 2011; N500, 000.00 on August 12, 2011; N1 million on September 16, 2011 and N50, 000.00 on September 22, 2011 all of which were property of Trustee of NAVC, Lagos State Chapter.

The ICPC also alleged that the defendants being signatories to the Trustee account claimed to spent N55 million on November 28, 2011 for NAVC projects, but the money was purportedly moved from NAVC Trustee account to another account. Both men were also said to have made perjury regarding the money kept in their custody, which was against and punishable under Section 16 of the ICPC Act 2000

Additionally, both men were alleged to have committed perjury or intended to misdirect an official of ICPC. Badejogbin was also said to have told officials of ICPC in Abuja, on November 28, 2011, that he signed and moved money from NAVC account to Lagos East Senatorial account. While Bakare was alleged to have informed officials of the ICPC on November 28, 2011, that he signed and transferred the money from NAVC Trustee account to NAVC Senatorial account. Both men pleaded not guilty when the charges were read.

Justice Lawal-Akapo, adjourned the case to Friday July 3, for further hearing for bail application.

Meanwhile, a Magistrate Court situated at Ijede near Ikorodu, Lagos State, on Tuesday, discharged a man, Kazeem Ajiga, who allegedly killed another man for stealing his aluminum roofing sheets.

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