Nigeria: EFCC Arrests Oil Subsidy Fraud Suspect in Court Premises

The Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) yesterday in Lagos arrested
a fuel subsidy fraud suspect, Seun Ogunbambo,
who was recently declared wanted by the
commission after failing to appear for his trial.
He was picked up at the premises of a Lagos
High Court in Igbosere where he was to appear
before Justice Olabisi Akinlade in another
matter relating a N1.2billion bank loan fraud.
During an argument between Ogunbambo and
the EFCC at the court premises in Lagos
yesterday, Mr. Ogunbambo allegedly presented
warrants he obtained to maintain the status
quo until the next trial date before Justice
Onigbanjo, but the EFCC operatives declined to
honour them.
Lawyer to the EFCC, Mr. Francis Usani, had
earlier said it was of no concern to the
commission that the suspect later obtained
another order in its absence.
"He said, we have a court warrant to pick
them up and it is not possible for the judge to
reverse same in our absence. We have no
knowledge of that,".
With this development, Ogunbambo may be
kept at the Commission's detention until next
Monday, September 16, when his case will
normally resume before Justice Onigbanjo,
with special focus on the controversial
warrant.