defrauding and embezzlement of public fund is wrong

That is why Mrs Dorathy Chigozie Amalili was sentenced to 3yrs in prison for defrauding National orthopedic hospital Enugu sum of #4.6 million

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In a 6-count charge brought against her by the independent corrupt practices and other related offences (ICPC), the commission accused her of diverting #4,644,030,:00 belonging to the hospital where she works into her personal use.

According to the ICPC, between February 2017 and December 2018 Mrs Dorathy chigozie Amalili, while performing her duties would write the actual amount collected from patients on the original copy of the receipts, and write a lesser amount on the duplicate and triplicate copies of the same receipts kept in the account department for audit purposes, which enabled her to remit lesser sum of money than the actual amount collected to the hospital, thereby fraudulently retaining the difference. And the action is contrary to section 16 of the corrupt practices and other related offences Act 200 and punishable under the same section of the Act.

In the end of the trial, she was found guilty and sentenced to 3yrs. The sentencing further includes that Mrs Dorathy Chigozie Amalili shall refund all the money she embezzled, through her pension funds domiciled Account with IBTC pension. The money would be paid into ICPC recovery account on behalf of the Orthopedic hospital Enugu

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In a courtesy visit of the Director General of National Broadcasting commission, NBC to EFCC

Collaborating with stakeholders against financial crimes and corruption is Doing The Right Thing. ~ C.A-G.I

The Economic and financial crimes commission, EFCC has shown the will to work with the National Broadcasting commission, NBC.

According the EFCC boss, Abdulrasheed Bawa, the commission will soon decide the type of training suitable for NBC staff in investigation. He encouraged them to use the media to reach out more citizens.

In the words of the NBC Director General Balarabe Illehah, the NBC needs to work with the EFCC to check fake news and hate speech.

As a computer operator not every job a customer brings, that you do

This was the lesson learnt in the cases before Justice M. Sambo and Justice M. Abubarka of the Bauchi High courts, respectively.

Through intelligence obtained by the Gombe Zonal command of the Economic and Financial crimes commission (EFCC), 2 computer operators were arrested for been involved in forging documents for customers, including the Bauchi Governor’s signature and the state certificate of occupancy (C of O),and examination results

In August 2021, Mr Yahaya Ahmed Alfa and Abdullahi Aliyu Faisel were brought to Court on one count charge of forgery, section 362 of the penal code law. They pleaded guilty, and were convicted on January, 31st, 2022 for doing wrong. Yahaha Ahmed Alfa bagged one year imprisonment, with an option of #50,000:00 fine, while Abdullahi Aliyu Faisel got six months in prison

The EFCC will catch up with you.

Run from fraud and financial crimes

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” Imagine going to the Bank, to withdraw Cash and you were issued fake Bank notes ”

That was the case before Justice A.O. Awogboro of the federal High court Ikoyi, Lagos. In November, 2021 Saidu Abdu Abdullahi was arraigned on 3-counts charge (1) that on 30th April, 2021 Saidu Abdu Abdullahi had in his possession 12 pieces of €500 Euro counterfeit bank notes knowing that they are fake currencies (2) that the defendant uttered the 12 pieces of the Euro counterfeit bank notes knowing it to be counterfeit. The charge which he pleaded not guilty.

According to prosecution witness, Saidu Abdu Abdullahi deposited €482,000 (four hundred and eighty two thousand) Euro counterfeit notes at 93 times into 58 different Bank accounts at Ajah-Lekki branch of access Bank. He told Court that the currencies were received by the retail operation staff of the Bank branch. He said between April and August 2021, Saidu Abdu Abdullahi contributed about 94℅ of the total Euro deposits in the branch.

PW1 Chuks Igboerika narrated how complaints were coming from customers of the Bank, who claimed that the money paid to them by the Bank branch was fake, after they had travelled with it. That other banks who received the same Euro notes from their Bank branch also complained. That was when the Bank went into investigation to ascertain the source of fake currencies, it was shown that the defendant Saidu Abdu Abdullahi deposited them, and that he deposited them into third party account; that he does not have a foreign account with the Bank.

The PWI, said when they detected the fake currencies, they reported the matter to EFCC, which carried out a forensic examination and found the Euro notes as counterfeit money. He further stated that the Bank holds responsible the person who deposited and filled the deposit slip of the bank for a case of fake currencies. Adding, the PW1 Chuks Igboerika said the challenge was that the Blank’s currency detector machine was not up to date, and as such could not detect the money as fake currencies.

The case was adjourned to February 7th, 2022 for continuation of hearing.

DO THE RIGHT THING:

Take not your Association money for personal use

That was the case before Justice Ohimai Ovbiagel of the Edo state High court sitting in Benin city. In 2017 the executive members of the Edo state welders Association were brought to court on 15-count charge, mainly conspiracy, stealing by conversion, and forgery, against the Bendel state criminal code law 1976, punishable under section 390(9) of same law.

According to the allegations, the four executive members of the Edo state welders Association EWA, namely Isaac Ogundimu, John Odaro, Andrew Egharevba and Omorogba Jacob received the sum of #15million from the Edo state government, for the empowerment of Edo welders in the state, instead they converted the money for their personal use.

Alhough, before the court they pleaded not guilty, but the prosecution (EFCC) was able to prove beyond reasonable doubt, that the quartet stole the money meant for EWA, with 5 witnesses and 8 exhibits against them. Yet defendant filled no case to answer submission.

The Court on Friday, the 21st of January, 2022, dismissed the no case submission and entered judgment; convicted and sentenced them to 7yrs imprisonment or option of fine – #650 thousand

If you receive a #20million credit alert in your Bank account from unknown creditor,what will you do?

Exactly the right thing to do, or the right thing to had done is the argument between Lance corporal Harune Samuel and the Economic and financial crimes commission, EFCC; before Justice Darius kbohos, of the Kaduna high court sitting in Kaduna on the charges of Theft and criminal misappropriation

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The Economic and financial crimes commission (efcc) has alleged that Lance corporal Harune Samuel, on the 3rd of December, 2020 received a credit alert of the sum of #20,014,300 (twenty million fourteen thousand three hundred) into his Bank account.

According to the prosecution, the money was sent in error from the account of his employer. And that Harune Samuel was not expecting such amount of from the victim.

Instead of Harune Samuel to do #theRightThing * he failed to report such a Wonder credit alert to his Bank.* he also failed to report to his employer.* Harune Samuel went ahead withdraw part of the money, to settle his debts and care of his personal needs. After awhile, Harune Samuel stopped coming to his workplace,and travelled to platue state where he was arrested and charged to court on Tuesday 18th January, 2022.

Before the court, the defendant plea not guilty. And he was granted bail. Matter adjourned to March 10th,2022.

This is what we mean by Trad-customary Anti corruption plan . T-CAP

Every traditional ruler; every community chairman is entitled to a privileged information about the corruption cases involving member of the community

T.CAP

As a non governmental organization, the Community Anti-Graft Initiative (C.A-G.I) is focused at raising awareness against corruption, through strategic engagement with the traditional rulers and community institutions in anti corruption activities

Overtime, we shall continue to bring you concepts that will help increase people’s perception of corruption, and try to deminish the impact on the grassroots community development project. Corruption is everywhere, your community is not exempted.

Following our interaction with local community members, and the trends of corrupt practices in local communities, it becomes imperative to identify roles of traditional rulers and community chairman in anti corruption

Due to lack of trust in the anti corruption fight, the people failed to take action against corruption. Most communities have almost lost all to corruption. Some areas are in crisis now, over community funds. Some have lost their legitimate title as traditional rulers, because of bribery and corruption in courts. Many infrastructural projects sites in our communities have been vacated due extortion. Employment and training programs generated from the local content development policy, for Host communities are often converted by highly placed members of the community.

The fact is that every person standing trials or convicted for corruption offences comes from a village in Nigeria, which he calls his home Town. And, by increasing the community perception of corruption, we encourage the people to condemn corruption, using fines, excommunication, ostracism, and banishment, as alternative punishment for corruption offences.

The Trad-customary Anti corruption plan t-cap is a group of activities put together to empower the community chairman, and the traditional rulers with the rights to sanction any of their subjects indulged in corruption. It’s a system of Naming and Shaming members of the community facing corruption charges or convicted of fraud.

T-CAP was introduced as a way of strengthening anti corruption and promoting the UNCAC ( United Nations convention against corruption). And, to help achieve this, it includes, the Roles of a Traditional ruler : to stand as surety to members of their community facing corruption charges. This will help keep communities updated of the corrupt activities of their brother or sister, father or mother. It will also create a standard of administering the traditional punishment on corrupt practices.

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In this second wave of covid-19 pandemic, Government at all levels must assure the people of transparency and accountability, in the distribution of palliatives/relief materials.

Anti corruption agencies, must begin now to devise means of ensuring every Nigerian gets a fair share. They should ensure effective monitoring and distribution of palliatives in all States.

And, as citizens we have the right to complaint, when we are denied share of palliatives, also have the trust, that our observations will be considered. To the traditional rulers and community leaders, they have a role: to ensure their communities benefit

”If you close down the markets and shops, open the roads to the warehouses housing covid-19 palliatives” ~C.A-G.I

As Ooni warns Nigerians on second wave

A non governmental organisation, the Community Anti-Graft Initiative (C.A-G.I) has called on traditional rulers and community leaders to swing into action, by raising awareness on the second wave of covid-19. 

The president of NGO, comrade Suleiman Uche Odungweru said with more traditonal rulers engaged, Nigerians will be sure that, even in the rural villages, especially this festive period, all the protocols of covid-19 are maintained, and the people encouraged to save for the pandemic, considering the hardship it brought upon the poor Masses last time.

It will be recalled that, The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has alerted Nigerians on the second wave of COVID-19, adding it is deadlier than the first.

The Ooni, who is the Co-chairman of the National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria (NCTRN), issued the alert in his Christmas/New Year message.

“The pandemic is very much around. It is erroneous to think that the rampaging virus has gone after the first wave.

“The wave of corona virus we are dealing with now is deadlier than what we had in the first two quarters of the concluding year 2020, so I want to appeal to our people that it is not yet over.

“We must not lose our guards as we can hear in the news that more people are now testing positive to the virus Imagine the strange strain of the disease in some parts of the world, making some people blind while others are losing vital organs which is absolutely new.

While it is heartwarming that we now have vaccines coming up, the best way to cure this virus is not to get it.

Let us continue to wear our face masks, avoid crowds and continue to wash our hands with soap and clean water. We must take responsibility as our personal safety has a lot to do with the health of the entire country,” he said.

On the need for unity in the country and peaceful coexistence among the citizens, Ooni urged Nigerians to always focus on issues that strengthen togetherness rather than issues causing disharmony.

He congratulated members of the Christian family globally on the 2020 Christmas celebration.

“The history of Jesus Christ is full of testimonies inspiring enough to find him worthy of emulation”, he said, describing Jesus Christ as a complete representation of a tolerant and peaceful leader worthy of emulation.

He also called on the Federal Government to aggressively pursue youth emancipation programmes The Oba also called for the unveiling of recovery plans and policies capable of alleviating the suffering inflicted on the citizens by the prevailing economic crisis in the country.