The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned Jide Omokore and Andrew Yakubu, a former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, on charges of money laundering.
Omokore was arraigned before Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court alongside Victor Briggs, Abiye Memnere, David Mbanefo, Atlantic Energy Brass Development Limited and Atlantic Energy Drilling Concepts Limited on Monday.
The defedants pleaded not guilty to the nine count charges.
The court however struck out two defendants, Kola Aluko, an associate of Omokore and Mrs Dieziani Allison Madueke despite protests by the prosecuting counsel, Rotimi Jacobs.
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[…] A Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, has granted bail to the chairman of Atlantic Energy Drilling Concept; a former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Andrew Yakubu, and four others.Mr. Omokore, an ally of former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, and Mr. Yakubu were charg… […]