Alleged N190m fraud: Ex-HOSF Oronsaye, others know fate April 15

• Published date: 19 January 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

AFederal High Court in Abuja has scheduled judgment for April 5 in the trial of a former Head of Service of the Federation (HOSF) and five others on charges relating to alleged N190 million fraud.

Stephen Osagiede Oronsaye is being tried, in the charge marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/297/2015, with Osarenkhoe Afe, Frederick Hamilton Global Services Limited, Cluster Logistics Limited, Kangolo Dynamic Cleaning Limited and Drew Investment and Construction Limited.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) alleged that the defendants, between 2010 and 2011, used the firms to divert public funds through procurement fraud.

On Thursday, Justice Inyang Ekwo chose April 5 for judgment after lawyers to the prosecution and defence made their final submissions.

Oronsaye's lawyer, Ade Okeaya-Inneh (SAN) urged the court to dismiss the entire charge as it relates to his client.

Okeaya-Inneh argued that the allegations against his client were worthless because they were not based or predicated on any known facts or evidence to...