The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos office, on
Thursday, December 6, 2018, arraigned Adewale Dalmeida, Ibrahim Lawal
and Lukman Adam, who are employees of Dangote Cement, Ibese, Ogun State,
and one Afeez Olaniba before Justice O. J. Bamgbose of the High Court
of Ogun State, Abeokuta on a two-count charge bordering on conspiracy
and stealing to the tune of N15m (Fifteen Million Naira). This is
according to a statement released by the anti-graft agency. Read part of
the statement below.The complainant, Dangote Cement, alleged that
Dalmeida, a Fleet Analyst; Lawal, Chief Driver; Adam, a Ghanaian driver
and Olaniba, who is an agent of a contractor to the company, diverted
nine trucks carrying 800 bags of cement each valued at over N15m.The
defendants were said to have diverted the trucks carrying the bags of
cement, which were meant for the company's customers in Togo, using fake
identification cards and number plates.Count one reads: " That you,
Adewale Dalmeida, Ibrahim Lawal, Afeez Olaniba and Lukman Adam, between
May and August, 2018 at Ibese, within the jurisdiction of this
honourable Court, conspired amongst yourselves to commit felony, to wit:
stealing of the sum of N15, 940, 800.00 00 (Fifteen Million, Nine
Hundred and Forty Thousand, Eight Hundred Naira) property of Dangote
Cement Place".The suspects pleaded not guilty to the charge when it was
read to them.In view of their pleas, the prosecution counsel, Idris
Mohammed, asked the court for a trial date and also prayed that the
defendants be remanded in prison custody.The prosecution counsel also
told the court that the defendants had not filed any application for
bail before the court.Consequently, counsels to the defendants prayed
the court to move oral application for bail on behalf of their clients,
arguing that “they have been in the EFCC custody since September.”The
defence counsels further urged the court to remand the defendants in the
EFCC custody pending the hearing of their bail applications.However,
the prosecution counsel opposed the prayers of the defence counsels to
remand the defendants in the EFCC custody.Justice Bamgbose remanded the
defendants in Ibara Prison custody, Abeokuta, Ogun State and adjourned
till December 17, 2018 for hearing of the bail applications and
commencement of trial.EFCC arraigns Dangote staff for alleged N15m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos office, on
Thursday, December 6, 2018, arraigned Adewale Dalmeida, Ibrahim Lawal
and Lukman Adam, who are employees of Dangote Cement, Ibese, Ogun State,
and one Afeez Olaniba before Justice O. J. Bamgbose of the High Court
of Ogun State, Abeokuta on a two-count charge bordering on conspiracy
and stealing to the tune of N15m (Fifteen Million Naira). This is
according to a statement released by the anti-graft agency. Read part of
the statement below.The complainant, Dangote Cement, alleged that
Dalmeida, a Fleet Analyst; Lawal, Chief Driver; Adam, a Ghanaian driver
and Olaniba, who is an agent of a contractor to the company, diverted
nine trucks carrying 800 bags of cement each valued at over N15m.The
defendants were said to have diverted the trucks carrying the bags of
cement, which were meant for the company's customers in Togo, using fake
identification cards and number plates.Count one reads: " That you,
Adewale Dalmeida, Ibrahim Lawal, Afeez Olaniba and Lukman Adam, between
May and August, 2018 at Ibese, within the jurisdiction of this
honourable Court, conspired amongst yourselves to commit felony, to wit:
stealing of the sum of N15, 940, 800.00 00 (Fifteen Million, Nine
Hundred and Forty Thousand, Eight Hundred Naira) property of Dangote
Cement Place".The suspects pleaded not guilty to the charge when it was
read to them.In view of their pleas, the prosecution counsel, Idris
Mohammed, asked the court for a trial date and also prayed that the
defendants be remanded in prison custody.The prosecution counsel also
told the court that the defendants had not filed any application for
bail before the court.Consequently, counsels to the defendants prayed
the court to move oral application for bail on behalf of their clients,
arguing that “they have been in the EFCC custody since September.”The
defence counsels further urged the court to remand the defendants in the
EFCC custody pending the hearing of their bail applications.However,
the prosecution counsel opposed the prayers of the defence counsels to
remand the defendants in the EFCC custody.Justice Bamgbose remanded the
defendants in Ibara Prison custody, Abeokuta, Ogun State and adjourned
till December 17, 2018 for hearing of the bail applications and
commencement of trial.
