N32.8bn Pension fraud: EFCC gets court’snod to take over 45 property

ABUJA — Chief Judge of the Federal Capital
Territory, Justice Lawal Gumi, has granted an
interim order to the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC, to attach and take possession
of the asset of all the six accused persons who
allegedly defrauded the Police Pension Office to the
tune of N32.8 billion.
The judge further ordered the freezing of the bank
accounts of all the accused persons pending the
hearing and final determination of the corruption
case against them.
The six suspects who were arraigned on March 29,
2012, on a 16-criminal charges bordering on
conspiracy and criminal breach of trust before
Justice Mohammed Talba of the High Court of the
Federal Capital Territory, Gudu, Abuja, were Esai
Dangabar, Atiku Abubakar Kigo, Ahmed Inuwa
Wada, John Yakubu Yusufu, Mrs. Veronica Ulonma
Onyegbula and Sani Habila Zira. Kigo was the
director of the Police Pension Office before he was
made permanent secretary.
Fifteen of the 45 property which were ordered
forfeited on interim basis, belong to Dangabar, 11
to Mrs. Onyegbula, six to Wada, five to Kigo and
four each to Yusuf and Zira.
According to the order, "all the bank accounts
currently being operated and maintained by Inuwa
Wada at Keystone and Zenith Banks are hereby
temporarily frozen until the determination of the
charge Number FCT/Cr/64/2012.
"Similarly, all the bank accounts presently being
operated and maintained by Esai Dangabar, Atiku
A. Kigo and Veronica Onyegbula in the following
banks: EcoBank, FCMB, Access Bank, Sky Bank,
Fortis Micro Finance Bank, Aso Savings, GTB,
Mainstreet Bank and Wema Bank are herby
temporarily frozen pending the hearing and
determination of all the said criminal charge No.
FCT/64/2012 presently pending before this court."
The 15 property belonging to Esai include a block
of 3-bedroom flats at Gwarinpa (6 units), along
EFAB Estate, Life camp; a Block of 3 Bedrooms
flats (6 units) at Mabushi District, beside Ministry
of Works; Estate of 4 Bedroom Duplexes (16 units)
Behind Wuye Modern Market, Abuja; a mini estate
at No.19, Ukpabi Asika Street, Asokoro, Abuja; 12
Units of 2 bedroom flats at 1, Waziri Ibrahim
Crescent, Gudu District, Abuja; 5 Bedroom
Duplexes at 1, Waziri Ibrahim Crescent, Gudu
District, Abuja; 4 Bedroom Bungalows at 1, Waziri
Ibrahim Crescent, Gudu District, Abuja; 2 Bedroom
flat at Zone C, Apo Resettlement, layout. Others
are: 5 Blocks of One bedroom flats at Zone C, Apo
Resettlement layout, Abuja; Twin duplex of 5
bedroom & 3 rooms, 33, ML Wushishi BQ 1
Crescent, Utako, Abuja; 2 Blocks of 3 Bedroom
flats, Area 3, Former NYSC Office, Abuja; 2
Bedroom , Area 2, Abuja, Behind Shopping ,
Complex , 3 Bedroom flats , 2 Goran village, along
Adi Farms Ltd, Abuja-Keffi road, 180,000 Liters
Storage Facility on a Land of about 5,000sqm, with
Office Building, Workshop and 20 Loading Bay 1
Suleja, Niger State.
The 11 properties belonging to Mrs. Onyegbula are:
4 Bedroom Duplex at No.3, Andorra Street, Sun
City, Galadimawa, Abuja; Building Housing Ulover
International Resources Ltd, Kechis Bottling
Company, Plot 140 – 142 Ehinmiri Housing Estate,
Umuahia, Abia State; Building (6 Bedroom Duplex),
Housing Somadok, 14, Ola Adeshile Street, Ajao
Estate, Oshodi-Isolo, Lagos; Large Plot of Land for
International Primary & Secondary School, Ehinmiri
Housing Estate, Phase 2, Umuahia, Abia State; A
Mansion with a BQ at Umugbalu Village, Oboro,
Ikwuano LGA, Abia State. Others are Two Storey
Building with shops and flats at No.l03, Ozuitem,
Street, Enugu Road Amuziukwu, Umuahia, Abia
State; 1, two storey building with shops and flats at
No. l04, Ozuitem Street, Enugu Road Amuziukwu,
Umuahia, Abia State; two storey building of Six
flats at Ukaegbu Street, Aba, Abia State; Student
Hostels at Michael Okpara University of Agric,
Umudike, Oboro, Ikwuano LGA, Abia State; 3
Bedroom Duplex at No.1, Tola Adewumi Street, Off.
Folarin Hospital, Maryland; 3 bedrooms Duplex at
No.2, Tola Adewumi Street, Off Folarin Hospital,
Maryland.
The six properties belonging to Wada are: 4
Bedroom Duplex at Block B4, Finance Quarters,
Wuye Abuja; A House at Gwale, Kano; a house at
Filling Mushe, Gwale LG, Kano; A Duplex at
Saudauna Crescent, Nassarawa Kano; a Duplex at
Dorayi Karshen Waya, Behind Old BUK, Kano; A
House at Unguwa Uku, Kano.
The five properties belonging to Kigo are a 3
bedroom bungalow at 18 Uruguay Street,
Panasonic Estate, Wuse 2; a 4 bedroom duplex at
Gudu new layout, Abuja; a 4 bedroom duplex at
35, Lake Chad Crescent, Maitama, Abuja; a 4
bedroom duplex at FHA, Gwarinpa new Extension
beside COCIN church and an International
Secondary and Primary School (under
construction) at Kuje Abuja.
The four properties belonging to Zira are;Concept
College London, Gwarinpa, Close to Eco Bank,
Abuja; Block of flats at FCDA Quarters, Phase II,
Block J, Flat 1 & 2 Garki, Abuja ; Hotel (aka Habila
Hasike's Hotel) Beside Yasekule Primary School, On
the same Street with Michika LG Secretariat,
Adamawa State; A House at No.36, Malamre Wark,
Jimeta, Yola, Adamawa State.
While Yusuf's properties in Gombe and Abuja are:
Hotel (Under Construction, finishing level) behind
Gombe State investment Property Company
Housing Estate, Gombe State; three Bedroom
Semi Detached Bungalow at UU1, A&B, Sunny
Homes, Dakwo District, Abuja; three Bedroom Semi
Detached Bungalow at U20, A&B, Sunny Homes,
Dakwo District, Abuja.