Halimat Tejuosho dragged to court over alleged diversion of funds

Halimat Tejuosho dragged to court over alleged diversion of funds

NAIJA NEWS 

The Gwagwalada Division of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has ordered court processes to be served on Olori Halimat Tejuosho and her company, Haleems Nigeria Limited, over an alleged case of advance fee fraud, criminal diversion of funds, criminal breach of trust and cheating.

Naija News reports that in a detailed police investigation report signed by the police commissioner, Mohammed Yakubu, Tejuosho is being accused of defrauding her financier N436,325,000, which was earnt for the execution of a building contract awarded to her by the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs.

It was learnt that the police commissioner recommended Tejuosho’s prosecution after establishing a case of advance fee fraud, criminal diversion of funds, criminal breach of trust, and cheating against her.

This platform understands that Tejuosho approached one Emmanuel Suku to partner with her as a financier in May 2021 after securing a contract for the building of 500 units of houses at Karshi FCT, Abuja from the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs.

She was said to have requested from her financier, Suku, an initial amount of N300,000,000 and another N136,325,000, which were allegedly paid in tranches into both her personal and company accounts.

As contained in the police investigation report that was seen by Peoples Gazette, Suku revealed that going by the agreement of his partnership with Tejuosho, he was entitled to 30 % of the contract deal valued at N4.47 billion…

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