The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday filed a 134-count charge against 32 persons including two directors over alleged mismanagement of about N4.713billion pension funds.
The directors are Dr. Sani Teidi Shuaibu, Petroleum Ministry, and Mrs. Phina Ukamaka Chidi, of the F
Shuaibu is Director of Finance in the Petroleum Ministry, Mrs Chidi holds similar post in the Transport Ministry.
The duo had previously served as Director and Deputy Director in the Pensions Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation.
Although the 32 suspects are to be tried by a Federal high Court in Abuja , no date has been fixed for their arraignment.
Others suspects for trial, including top civil servants, are Aliyu Bello; Garba Abdullahi Tahir; Mohammed Katun Ahmed; Emmanuel Olanipekun; Abdullahi Omeiza; Computer Plaza; Essential Gadgets Ventures; Mobis Point Investment Limited; Obista Enterprises; Shallow Well Ventures; Pam Investments and Properties Limited; Moshfad Enterprises; MOF Investment Limited; Newgate Projects Limited; Redwings Energy Limited; Redwing Procurement Services Limited; Woodland Industries Nigeria Limited; NWAB Tessy O Enterprises Nig.; Chris J. Junior Ventures; Uthatak Nigeria Ltd; Bashinta Nigeria Ltd; Zumba Resources; Haleath Enterprises; Gozinda Enterprises; Omozua Ventures; S.S Badejo Enterprises; Lopee Ventures; Fafama Oil and Gas Limited; Fafama Estate Developer Limited; and Riba-Ile Petroleum Limited.
A top source in EFCC said: “All the suspects are presently on administrative bail and their movement has been restricted to the country till they are arraigned for trial.
“We have seized their passports and invoked the assets forfeiture clause in the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Act on some of their properties.
“This is the first batch of suspects facing trial. The total amount involved was about N12billion. We will soon file charges against seven bank executives and their banks allegedly guilty of complicity in the pensions scam.”
A copy of the charge sheet was obtained by The Nation yesterday.
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EFCC files 134-count charge against two directors, 30 others over N4.7b pension fraud