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Court strikes out 6 count charge on orubebe

April 5, 2017
in Latest Nigeria News
Court strikes out 6 count charge on orubebe
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TVC N. The charges of fraud against Orubebe bordered on an alleged complicity in a 1.97 billion naira contract scam has been withdrawn.

The government prosecutor, the ICPC withdrew the charge after it was unable to produce witnesses to establish the former minister diverted public funds.

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) had alleged that the ex-minister was involved in a N1.97billion contract scam while he oversaw the ministry of Niger Delta Affairs under the Goodluck Jonathan administration.

However, the charge was withdrawn on a day the court earlier gave the anti-graft agency to produce its witnesses to establish that Orubebe diverted funds meant for the compensation of owners of property on Eket Urban section of the East-West Road in Eket, Akwa Ibom State.

Other defendants in the charge were an Assistant Director at the Ministry of Niger-Delta Affairs, Mr. Oludare Davis Alaba, and the Director of Contracts, Gitto Costruzioni Generali Nig. Ltd., Mr. Ephraim Towede Zari. Following the withdrawal of the charge by the prosecution, Justice Adeniyi discharged and acquitted the defendants.

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