• EFCC is set to arraign Waripamowei Dudafa, a former senior special assistant on domestic affairs to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, for an alleged N1.6bn fraud 

• Dudafa was arrested for his alleged role in the sharing of about N10bn to delegates at the PDP presidential primary in 2014 

• He would be charged alongside one Iwejuo Nna, who is also known at various times as Taiwo Ebenezer and Olugbenga Isaiah

Waripamowei Dudafa, former senior special assistant on
domestic affairs to Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan

Hard fighting antigraft agency, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to arraign Waripamowei Dudafa, a former senior special assistant on domestic affairs to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, for an alleged N1.6bn fraud. 

Dudafa was arrested by the EFCC at the Lagos airport in April for his alleged role in the sharing of about N10bn to delegates at the PDP presidential primary in 2014, where Jonathan was the sole candidate.

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According to a report by Punch, Dudafa would be charged alongside one Iwejuo Nna, who is also known at various times as Taiwo Ebenezer and Olugbenga Isaiah.

They will be charged before Justice Mohammed Idris at a Federal High Court in Lagos. The first count states that the accused persons on or about June 11, 2013, in Lagos, “allegedly conspired amongst themselves to conceal the sum of N1.667bn said to be the proceeds of crime.”

The offence is said to be contrary to Section 18(a) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) (Amendment) Act, 2012 and punishable under Section 17(a) of the same Act.

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In the other charges, Dudafa also allegedly used six companies – Seagate Property Development and Investment Limited, Avalon Global Property Development Company Limited, Ebiwise Resources, Pluto Property and Investment Company, Rotato Interlink Services and De Jakes Fast Food and Restaurant Nigeria Limited – to conceal varying sums of money between June, 2013, and April, 2016.

EFCC says it has lined up 21 witnesses including representatives of some banks to testify against the defendants.

Meanwhile, after over a month in the detention of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the commission is set to former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode for an alleged N1.5bn fraud.

To be charged alongside Fani-Kayode is a former Minister of Finance, Senator Nenadi Usman; a firm, Joint Trust Dimensions Limited; and one Jimoh Yusuf.

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