Justice Babs Kuewumi of a Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, yesterday, issued a bench warrant against the Director-General of the National Airspace Management Authority (NAMA) Matthew Pwajok over alleged disobedience to a court order.
The judge ordered the NAMA Boss’ arrest consequent upon an application initiated by the lawyer to the third and eighth defendants, Olalekan Ojo (SAN), during the resumption of a N6.95bn fraud charge instituted by the Economic and Financial Crimes (EFCC) against a former NAMA managing director, Ibrahim Abdulsalam, and 11 others.
Delivering a short ruling, Justice Kuewumi directed the Lagos State Commissioner of Police (CP), and the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) to ensure Pwajok is brought to court.
The case was thereafter adjourned until January 10 and 11, 2023 for the continuation of the proceeding.
It would be recalled that the anti-graft agency is prosecuting Abdulsalam alongside 11 others for the alleged offence.
Others being prosecuted are Nnamdi Udoh, former managing director (still at large), Adegorite Olumuyiwa, General Manager, (procurement); Agbolade Segun, General Manager (finance); Clara Aliche, (Director Finance); Joy Ayodele Adegorite, Randville Investment Limited and Multeng Travels and Tours Limited.
They were alleged to have conspired and stolen the sum of N6, 922,676,815.00 from NAMA.
One of the charges read: “That you, Ibrahim Abdulsalam, Nnamdi Udoh (still at large) Adegorite Olumuyiwa, Agbolade Segun, Clara Aliche, Joy Ayodele Adegorite, Randville Investment Limited and Multeng Travels and Tours Limited, on or about August 19, 2013, in Lagos, with intent to defraud conspired to induce the NAMA to deliver N2,847,523,975.00 to Delosa Limited, Air Sea Delivery Limited and Sea Schedules Systems Limited under the pretence that the said sum represented the cost of clearing consignments belonging to the said Agency.”
According to the Commission, the alleged offence offends Section 8 (a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006, and is punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act.”
But the defendants had pleaded not guilty to the charge.
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