Two oil company managers remanded over N2b fraud

 

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has summoned two chiefs of two oil organizations, David Nwachukwu and Frank Okeke alonside two organizations, Haulage Oil and Gas Limited and Franviok in the witness of a Lagos High Court sitting at Igbosere Lagos State, western Nigeria, on a 14-number charge of intrigue to take, taking and false preoccupation of stores.

The charged persons were asserted to have neglected to transmit rentals of over N2 billion to the applicant, LECON Financial Services Limited.
In the 14-number charge documented under the watchful eye of the court by EFCC arraigning direction, Mr. Rotimi Oyedepo, it expressed that the two denounced directors and the two organizations at some point between January 2013 and December 2013 in Lagos, with a deceptive expectation, changed over to their own utilization the total of N197,776,420 which aggregate structures a portion of rentals collecting to Leasing Company of Nigeria Limited (now known as LECON Financial Services Ltd) from the utilization of their trucks to give haulage administrations to Eterna Oil Plc.
It was further claimed that David Nwachukwu, Frank Okeke, Haulage Oil and Gas Limited and Franviok Limited at some point between January 2014 and September 2014 with an exploitative goal changed over to their own utilization the aggregate of N158,721,830 which whole structures a portion of rentals accumulating to Leasing Company of Nigeria Limited (now LECON Financial Services Ltd) from the utilization of their trucks to give haulage administrations to Lafarge Cement WAPCO Nigeria Plc.
The blamed persons argued not liable to the charges. In perspective of the charged's request persons, Mr Oyedepo requested a trial date and encouraged the court to remand the blamed persons in jail care.
Advice to the initially blamed, Mr. Taiwo, told the court that he had documented an application for safeguard and asked the court to give him a chance to move his application. He likewise, encouraged the court to remand his customer in the EFCC care for simple availability.
Advice to the second, third and fourth blamed persons, Mr K. Bello adjusted himself to the accommodation of Mr Taiwo.
Equity R.I.B. Adebiyi dismissed the case till 20 October, 2015 for becoming aware of the safeguard application and requested the charged persons to be remanded in the EFCC authority.