The Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday ordered the freezing
of bank accounts belonging to two firms, A.M Projects Consultancy
Ltd and Raznez Medical Consultants Ltd, over alleged fraud.
Justice Nicholas Oweibo granted an ex-parte originating summons
by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which was
moved by its counsel Kufre Uduak.
The judge granted the commission’s prayer for an order
empowering it to instruct Zenith Bank Plc’s Managing Director to
freeze the account number 1012364520 belonging to A.M Projects
Consultancy pending conclusion of investigation and the firm’s
possible prosecution.
He also granted a similar application over an account numbered
1014460309 belonging to Ranez Medical Consultants.
An EFCC operative, Gambo Salisu, in a supporting affidavit, said
he is part of a team assigned to investigate a criminal complaint
of obtaining N125million by false pretence and issuance of dud
cheques against the respondents.
According to him, the commission, on March 1, received a
criminal complaint from Guaranty Trust Bank Plc alleging obtaining
money by false pretence and issuance of dud cheques against the
firms.
He said: “On the 18th May, 2012, the petitioner availed to the
respondents’ credit facility of N125milion for the purposes of
financing Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Rural Free
Medical Referral Scheme.
“The parties agreed the domiciliation of proceeds of the project
in the respondents’ account with the bank.
“Contrary to the agreement, the respondents collected the
proceeds of the NDDC Rural Free Medical Referral Scheme and
diverted it to their personal use, and refused to give the bank its
N125million till date despite several requests.
“Instead, the respondents issued to the petitioner cheques which
were returned unpaid upon presentation.”
Salisu urged the court to grant the application to enable the
commission “carry out a thorough investigation into the activities
of the respondents as it relates to the allegation of economic and
financial crimes”.
EFCC added: “Without freezing the nominated accounts and
temporarily forfeiting the funds therein to the Federal Government,
there is no way that the proceeds of this crime will be
recovered.
“If this application is granted, it will preserve the res and
abate further dissipation of the funds allegedly obtained
fraudulently.”
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Senate Worries over state of Computer Education in
Public Schools
The Senate today at plenary urged the Federal Government and all
stakeholders in the education sectors to address the sorry state of
computer education by providing computer training for teachers in
public schools and basic computer facilities for the proper
training of pupils and students in computer knowledge.
In a motion sponsored by Senator Eyakenyi Akon Etim representing
Akwa Ibom South and 34 other Senators on the Urgent Need to address
the sorry state of Computer Education by providing training for
Teachers and Basic Computer Facilities in Public Schools, the
Senators are aware that the National policy on education recognizes
the importance of computer education and ICT by providing for the
training of teachers and provision of basic facilities for teaching
computer knowledge in primary and secondary schools.
They observed that most public schools in Nigeria lack competent
teachers in computer knowledge and the basic facilities to properly
teach pupils and students in primary and secondary schools computer
knowledge..
While noting that all aspect of Nigerian and global sectors is
now ICT based and our future generation are not being prepared for
the future, reminded that education is a fundamental right.
They accordingly resolves to urge the government to formulate a
policy for the building and equipping of a computer lab in primary
schools and mandate the Committee on Education when constituted to
liaise with all stakeholders in education to comply with the
policy.
Also today, the Senate considered the request of Mr. President
for the confirmation of Honorable Justice Mahmud Tanko for
appointment as Chief Justice of Nigeria in accordance with section
23(1) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
as amended.
Charles Akpan
Deputy Director