Ovuomarhoni Naomi Isioro and her husband, Rowley Isioro, a
former Assistant General Manager with one of the first generation banks were
docked on Tuesday, November 18th by the EFCC for money laundering
offences.
At the end of
proceedings, they were sent to a correctional centre in Lagos until 10
December, when the court will hear their bail application.
The Isioros and their
companies, Multaid Plus Limited and Global Investment Network are facing a a
seven-count charge bordering on conspiracy to commit felony, receiving
fraudulently obtained property, transfer of criminal proceed to nominee and
money laundering to the tune of $975,424.
Their trial is before
Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos.
The defendants allegedly received monies suspected to be proceeds of illegal
activities of one Michael Uziewe (at large) who was based in the United States
of America with the aim of assisting him launder the funds in Nigeria.
The defendants were said to have used the accounts of their
companies domiciled in the bank where the second defendant, Rowley Isioro was
an Assistant General Manager to launder the funds for Michael Uziewe. Both
defendants pleaded not guilty to the charge preferred against them by the EFCC.
One of the counts reads: “That you Ovuomarhoni Naomi
Isidoro, Rowley Isioro, Marhoni General Services Limited, Multaid Plus Limited,
Michael Uziewe (at large) and Global Investment Network sometime in 2016, at
Lagos within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court conspired amongst
yourselves to launder money which represents proceeds of illegal activities of
Michael Uziewe in the United States of America.”
Another charge reads: ”That you Ovuomarhoni Naomi Isidoro,
Rowley Isioro, Marhoni General Services Limited, Multaid Plus Limited, Michael
Uziewe (at large) and Global Investment Network sometime in 2017 at Lagos
within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court laundered an aggregate sum of
$975,424 on behalf of Michael O. Uziewe (at large) and Global Investment
Network through your bank accounts in order to disguise the origin of the money
which represents proceeds of illegal activities of Michael O. Uziewe in the
United States of America.”
Upon their pleas, prosecution counsel, M.A. Bashir asked the
court for a trial date and to remand the couple in a Correctional Centre. The
counsel to the defendants, Sam Imoisini informed the court that he had filed
applications for bail of his clients, and served the prosecution.
Justice Dada adjourned the case till December 10, 2019 for
hearing of bail application and ordered the remand of the couple at the
Correctional Centre pending the determination of their bail applications.
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