October 20, (THEWILL) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday, arraigned a former Attorney General of Lagos State, Olasupo Shashore, before a Federal High Court, Lagos, on a four-count charge of money laundering.
The anti-graft agency, on August 12, 2022, slammed four counts of alleged money laundering on Shasore.
The charge was filed before the Federal High Court in Lagos by EFCC counsel, Bala Sanga.
In the charge, Shasore, was alleged to have induced one Olufolakemi Adetore, to accept cash payment in the sum of USD100,000.00, without going through a financial institution.
He was alleged to have also made a cash payment of USD100,000.00 to Olufolakemi Adelore through Auwalu Habu and Wole Aboderin.
Besides, the charge states that the former Lagos State Attorney-General made a cash payment of USD100,000.00 to one Ikechukwu Oguine without going through a financial institution.
The offences were said to have been allegedly committed by Shasore on or about November 18, 2014.
According to the charge, the offences contravened Sections 78(c); 1(a) and 16(1)(d) and 18(c) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 (as amended) and punishable under Sections 16(6) and 16 (2)(b) of the same Act.
The four-count charge filed by EFCC against Shasore read: “That you Olasupo Shasore, S.A.N on or about the 18th day of November, 2014, in Lagos within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, induced Olufolakemi Adelore to commit an offence, to wit accepting cash payment of the sum of US100, 000.00 (One Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) without going through a financial institution which such exceeded the amount authorised by Law and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 78(c) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 (as amended) and punishable under Section 16(6) of the same Act.
“That you Olasupo Shasore, S.A.N on or about the 18th day of November, 2014 in Lagos within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, in a transaction without going through a financial institution, made a cash payment of the sum of USD 100, 000.00 (One Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) to Olufolakemi Adelore through Auwalu Habu and Wole Aboderin which sum exceeded the amount permitted by Law and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Sections 1(a) and 16(1)(d) the Money Laundering(Prohibition) Act, 2011 (as Amended) and punishable under Section 16(2)(b) of the same Act.
“That you Olasupo Shasore, S.A.N, on or about the 18th November, 2014 in Lagos within the jurisdiction of this honourable Court, induced one Ikechukwu Oguine, to commit an offence, to wit: accepting cash payment of the sum of USD100, 000. 00 (One Hundred thousand United States Dollars) without going through a financial institution, which such amount exceeded the amount permitted by Law and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 18(c) of the Money Laundering Act, 2011 (as amended) and punishable under Section 16 (2)(b) Of the same Act.
“That you Olasupo Shasore, S.A.N on or about the 18th day of November, 2014 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, without going through a financial institution and made cash payment of the sum of USD100, 000.00 (One Hundred thousand United State Dollars) to one Ikechukwu Oguine which sum exceeded the amount permitted by Law and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Sections 1(a) and 16(1),(d) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition Act, as amended) and punishable under Section 16 (2)(b) of the same Act.”
Responding to the changes on Thursday, Shasore who was the Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice under the administration of Babatunde Raji Fashola as governor of Lagos State, pleaded not guilty to all counts.
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