The
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday arraigned,
AVM Rufus Ojuawo, in an FCT High Court, Apo, for collecting N40 million
gift and a Range Rover sports car from Hima Abubakar.
Mr. Ojuawo, a former Director of
Operations, Nigerian Air Force, was arraigned before Justice Mahawiya
Idris on a two-count charge.
The charge says Mr. Ojuawo while in
office in March, 2015, accepted a gift in the aggregate sum of N40
million from Abubakar of Societe D’ Equipments Internationaux Nig. Ltd.
It stated that the defendant also
received a Range Rover Sports Supercharged car valued at N29, 250, 000
from Mr. Abubakar, who was a contractor with the Nigerian Airforce
through Coscharis Motors Ltd.
The offence contravenes Section 17(a) of
the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Act, 2000
and punishable under Section 17(c) of the same Act.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge.
EFCC counsel Francis Jirbo applied for a date to open his case, and urged the court to remand Mr. Ojuawo in prison custody.
But Defence counsel, Ralph Ojabo,
opposed the application, saying that he had an application for bail
dated June 3 pending in the court.
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