The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has concluded arrangement to arraign another set of suspects in the on going trial of persons and organisations indicted in the fuel subsidy scam.

AIhaji Saminu Rabiu, Jubril Rowaye, Alminnur Resources Limited and Brila Energy Limited will tomorrow, 0ctober 9, 2012 be arraigned before Justice Adebukola Banjoko of the FCT High Court on a 17 count charge bordering on conspiracy and fraudulently obtaining the sum of One Billion, Fifty One Million, Thirty Thousand, Four Hundred and Thirty Four Naira, Sixty Three Kobo (N1, 051, 030, 434, 63) from the Petroleum Support Fund as payment for the purported importation of 10,000 metric tonnes of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS.
Thirteen suspects were arraigned before Lagos courts on Friday, October 5, 2012 on similar charges. They are Aro Samuel Bamidele, Abiodun Kayode Bankole, Ifeanyi Anosike, Emeka Chukwu, Ngozi Ekeoma Alhaji Adamu Aliyu Maula, George Ogbonna and Emmanuel Morah. The five companies involved are A.S.B. Investment Company Limited, Anosyke Group of Companies Limited, Dell Energy Limited, Downstream Energy Sources Limited and Rocky Energy Limited.

Wilson Uwujaren
Ag. Head, Media & Publicity
8th October, 2012