Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday said it intended to file more charges against an oil marketer, Oluwaseun Ogunbambo, who currently faces multiple criminal trials, including a bank fraud case at the Lagos High Court, Ikeja.
Counsel for the EFCC, Mr. Francis Usani, told Justice Adeniyi Onigbanjo, that Ogunbambo was being investigated for at least two additional fuel subsidy fraud cases and forgery of British passport.
Usani said this while opposing Ogunbambo’s application for bail in a subsidy fraud case on Monday. He added that the commission’s investigations would soon translate to charges.Click on read more
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He said, “The evidence against the defendant is quite weighty and points positively and directly to him.
“There is a case of forgery of British passport. Why we have not filed the charge of forgery against him is because the investigation has an international dimension. We are still going to file the charge after the investigation.
“There are three other subsidy cases against the defendant. We are definitely going to file the charges.”
According to Usani, Ogunbambo currently faces charges of fraud of about N4bn and had been making a “laughable” out-of-court settlement bid without any form of payment as commitment.
Usani also urged Onigbanjo to deny Ogunbambo bail on the grounds of his alleged multiplicity of identity.
He accused Ogunbambo of having two international passports bearing different names.
Ogunbambo was on Monday re-arraigned along with Habila Theck and their firm, Fargo Energy Limited, on amended 10 counts of N976.6m fuel subsidy fraud.
The fresh charge like the former one upon which they were earlier arraigned on August 1, comprises conspiracy, forgery and use of forged document.
December 5 and 6, 2012 were fixed for commencement of trial.
Justice Onigbanjo also fixed December 6 for ruling on Ogunbambo’s bail application.
Ogunbambo was on November 27 arraigned along with Mamman, son of former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ahmadu Ali, and Christian Taylor, for an amended charge of 13 counts of subsidy fraud amounting to about N4.46bn.
While others were allowed to continue enjoying the bail granted them after their first arraignment on July 27, Ogunbambo,who was later joined as a defendant in the case, was asked to file a fresh bail application
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