According to the count charge by EFCC, Abba Moro and the three others used the N676.675 million they generated from 676,675 Immigration job seekers to buy and refurbish houses in Abuja.
19 of the job seekers died during the stampede that happened during the recruitment exercise in March 2014.
The
Nation reports that the EFCC in the charge sheet, accused the former
minister and his accomplices of spending N202,500,000 to buy a house at
No. 1, Lahn Crescent, Maitama, Abuja and N120, 100,000 was lavished on
the upgrade of No.2, Sigure Close, Off Monrovia Street, Wuse II Abuja. The
commission said the recruitment firm, Drexel Tech Nigeria Limited and
Mahmood Ahmadu converted N101, 200,000 to US dollars for personal use.
Part of the charge sheet reads
“That
you Abba Moro, Anastasia Daniel-Nwobia, F.O Alayebami , Mahmood Ahmadu
(at large) and Drexel Tech Nigeria Ltd on or about the 17th of March
2013 at Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court with
intent to defraud conspired to induce a total number of 676,675 Nigerian
job applicants seeking employment with Nigerian Immigration Service to
deliver property to wit: cumulative sum of N676,675,000 which sum
represents the sum of N1,000 per applicant under the false pretence that
the money represents payment for their online recruitment exercise into
Nigerian Immigration Service and which pretence you knew was false,
contrary to Section 8 and 1(1) (b) and punishable under Section 1(3) of
the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences
Act, No. 14 of 2006
“That
you Abba Moro, Anastasia Daniel Nwobia, F.O Alayebami , Mahmood Ahmadu
( at large) and Drexel Tech Nigeria Ltd on or about the 17th of March
2013 at Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court with
intent to defraud conspired to induce a total number of 676,675 Nigerian
job applicants seeking employment with Nigerian Immigration Service to
deliver property to wit: cumulative sum of N676,675,000 which sum
represents the sum of N1,000 per applicant under the false pretence that
that you have followed the necessary procedure and that the money
represents epayment for their online recruitment exercise into Nigerian
Immigration Service and which pretence and you knew was false, contrary
to Section 8 and 1(1) (b) and punishable under Section 1(3) of the
Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act, No. 14 of 2006.
“That
you Abba Moro, Anastasia Daniel Nwobia, and F.O Alayebami on or about
the 30th of April 2013 at Abuja within the jurisdiction of this
Honourable Court did award contract for the provision of online
enlistment and recruitment services to Drexel Tech Nigeria Limited
without advertising the contract contrary to Section 45 and punishable
under Section 58(5) of the Public Procurement Act, No. 65 of 2007.
“That
you Abba Moro, Anastasia Daniel Nwobia, and F.O Alayebami on or about
the 30th of April 2013 at Abuja within the jurisdiction of this
Honourable Court did award contract for the provision of online
enlistment and recruitment services to Drexel Tech Nigeria Limited
without Needs Assessment and Procurement Plan, contract contrary to
Section 16(1) (b) and Section 18 of the Public Procurement Act, No. 65
of 2007 and punishable under Section 58 of the same Act.
“That
you Abba Moro, Anastasia Daniel Nwobia, and F.O Alayebami on or about
the 30th of April 2013 at Abuja within the jurisdiction of this
Honourable Court did award contract for the provision of online
enlistment and recruitment services to Drexel Tech Nigeria Limited to
develop recruitment portal through selective tendering process by
inviting four(4) firms without seeking approval of the Bureau for Public
Procurement (BPP) contrary to sections 40, 42 and 43 of the Public
Procurement Act, No. 65 of 2007 and punishable under Section 58 of the
same Act.
“That
you Abba Moro, Anastasia Daniel Nwobia, and F.O Alayebami on or about
the 30th of April 2013 at Abuja within the jurisdiction of this
Honourable Court did award contract for the provision of online
enlistment and recruitment services to Drexel Tech Nigeria Limited and
signed by unregistered Drexel Tech Global Nigeria Limited when you knew
that Drexel Tech Nigeria Limited was not responsive to mandatory
prequalification contrary to sections 50(5) and 51 of the Public
Procurement Act, No. 65 of 2007 and punishable under Section 58 of the
same Act.
“That
you Abba Moro, Anastasia Daniel Nwobia, and F.O Alayebami on or about
the 30th of April 2013 at Abuja within the jurisdiction of this
Honourable Court did award contract for the provision of online
enlistment and recruitment services to Drexel Tech Nigeria Limited and
signed by unregistered Drexel Tech Global Nigeria Limited when you knew
that there was no budgetary provision for the exercise in the 2014
Federal Capital Budget and transferring responsibility to fund the
project to applicants through mandatory payment of N1,000 without
approval of the Board, contrary to Section 22(5) of the Independent
Corrupt Practices Act 2000.
“That
you Drexel Tech Nigeria Limited and Mahmood Ahmadu(At large) on or
about the 17th of March 2015 at Abuja within the jurisdiction of this
Honourable Court converted the sum of N202,500,000 part of the
N676,675,000 obtained from 676,675 Nigerian job applicants seeking
employment with Nigerian Immigration Service to buy property No. 1, Lahn
Crescent Maitama, Abuja with the aim of disguising the illicit origin
of the said sum, knowing same to be proceeds of illegal activity and you
thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 15(2) (d) of the Money
Laundering ( Prohibition) Act 2011 as amended in 2012 and punishable
under Section 15(3) of the same Act.
“That
you Drexel Tech Nigeria Limited and Mahmood Ahmadu(At large) on or
about the 17th of March 2015 at Abuja within the jurisdiction of this
Honourable Court converted the sum of N120, 100,000 being part of the
N676,675,000 obtained from 676,675 Nigerian job applicants seeking
employment with Nigerian Immigration Service to upgrade property No.2
Sigure Close, Off Monrovia Street, Wuse II Abuja with the aim of
disguising the illicit origin of the said sum knowing same to be
proceeds of illegal activity and you thereby committed an offence
contrary to Section 15(2) (d) of the Money Laundering ( Prohibition) Act
2011 as amended in 2012 and punishable under Section 15(3) of the same
Act.
“That
you Drexel Tech Nigeria Limited and Mahmood Ahmadu(At large) on or
about the 17th of March 2015 at Abuja within the jurisdiction of this
Honourable Court converted the sum of N101, 200,000 being part of the
N676,675,000 obtained from 676,675 Nigerian job applicants seeking
employment with Nigerian Immigration Service to United States dollars
for your personal use knowing same to be proceeds of illegal activity
and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 15(2) (d) of
the Money Laundering ( Prohibition) Act 2011 as amended in 2012 and
punishable under Section 15(3) of the same Act. “
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