A 56-year-old car dealer, Rasaq A. Mumini, and one Mrs Lawal O. Mariam are facing charges before Justice Kamorudeen Olawoyin of the Oyo State High Court sitting in Ogbomosho for allegedly selling a forfeited property without authorisation.
The property, a four-bedroom apartment, is situated at Dubere in Ogbomosho, Surulere Local Government Area of Oyo State.
The EFCC had marked the property after it discovered that it was acquired with proceeds of unlawful activities.
The accused were arraigned on Monday by the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on two-count charges.
Count one of the charge reads: “That you, Rasaq Abolaji, Lawal Olawande Mariam and others still at large sometime in December 2022, at Ogbomosho, Oyo State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, without due authorization sold a Four Bedroom Apartment situate at Dubere Area of Surulere Local Government Area of Oyo State to Mrs Felicia Adeyemi at the sum of N13,500,000.00 a property that was subject of attachment by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 32 (1) of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (Establishment) Act 2004.”
The defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges, thereby setting the stage for trial.
Justice Olawoyin ordered the remand of the defendants in the custody of the EFCC and adjourned till February 12, 2024, for hearing of their bail applications.
EFCC Arraigns 56-Year-Old Car Dealer, One Other For Selling Forfeited Property is first published on The Whistler Newspaper