SAN FRANCISCO, October 16, (THEWILL) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Pure Pack Oil Nigeria Limited, Mr Epebinu Omoniyi the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of First Hallmark Energy Limited Pure Pack Oil Nigeria Limited, Mr Adekanbi Adedayo for allegedly forging Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) documents for sale of crude oil and defrauding a business partner of N3million.
The presiding Judge, Justice Sedoten Ogunsanya of an Ikeja High Court, ordered that Omoniyi be remanded in Kirikiri prison while his co-defendant, Adedayo, was lucky as he was granted bail in the sum of N1million with two sureties in like sum for the same offense.
The defendants were arraigned on an eight-count charge bordering on conspiracy, obtaining money by false pretences and forgery but they denied the charges.
The prosecution led by Mr M.S Owede alleged that the defendants committed the offences in 2014 in Lagos alongside Titus Adegoke and Demola Omisore who are both at large.
He alleged that the defendants on October 22, 2014, forged a document titled “Letter of Authority To Sell Bonny Light Crude Oil and To Represent the NNPC/Shell JV Operators Bonny Terminal” which was purportedly issued in favour of Pure Pack Oil Nigeria Limited dated October. 22, 2014 and issued by the NNPC.
The charge stated further that the defendants on October 28, 2014, also forged a document titled “Re-confirmation of Allocation in Favour of Pure Pack Oil Nigeria Limited” which was dated on October 28, 2014, purporting it to have been issued by the NNPC.
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