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Ex-Chief of Nigerian air staff, Air Marshall Adesola Amosu

Economic and financial crime commission EFCC today re-arrainged the three former Air force chiefs Air Marshal Adesola Amosu Nunayon, Air Vice Marshal Jacob Bola Adigun and Air Commodore Gbadebo Owodunni Olugbenga on 13 counts amended Criminal charge.
Before the arraignment, the presiding judge,Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke in a ruling dismissed an application filed before the court by the defendants to discharge and acquit other defendants that have been removed from the former charge.
In the first amended charge filed before the court by the EFCC It was alleged thus:

1ST AMENDED CHARGE

COUNT ONE

That you, AIR MARSHAL ADESOLA AMOSU NUNAYON (RTD), AIR VICE MARSHAL
JACOB BOLA ADIGUN AND AIR COMMODORE GBADEBO OWODUNNI OLUGBENGA, on or
about the 5th day of march, 2014 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of
this Honourable Court conspired amongst yourselves to convert the
total sum of N21,467,634,707 (Twenty One Billion, Four Hundred and
Sixty Seven Million, Six Hundred and Thirty four Thousand, Seven
Hundred and Seven Naira, Forty Three Kobo), property of the Nigeria
Air force which you sum you reasonably ought to have known forms part
of proceeds of your unlawful activities to wit: criminal breach of
trust, and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 18(a) of
the money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 (as amended) and
punishable under Section 15(13) of the same Act.

COUNT TWO

That you, AIR MARSHAL ADESOLA NUNAYON (RTD), AIR VICE MARSHAL JACOB
BOLA ADIGUN AND AIR COMMODORE GBADEBO OWODUNNI OLUGBENGA between the
2nd and 4th day of September, 2014 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction
of this Honourable Court transferred the total sum of N
1,000,000,000.00 (One Billion Naira) property of the Nigerian Air
Force to Rite Options Oil and Gas Ltd and Juda Oil Ltd, which sum you
reasonably ought to have known forms part of the proceeds of your
unlawful act, to wit: criminal breach of trust and you thereby
committed an offence contrary to Section 15(2) of the Money Laundering
(Prohibition) Act, 2011 (as amended) and punishable under Section
15(3) of the same Act.

COUNT THREE

That you, AIR MARSHAL ADESOLA NUNAYON (RTD), AIR VICE MARSHAL JACOB
BOLA ADIGUN AND AIR COMMODORE GBADEBO OWODUNNI OLUGBENGA between the
16th and 17th day of September, 2014 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction
of this Honourable Court transferred the total sum of of N
1,000,000,000.00 (One Billion Naira) property of the Nigerian Air
Force to DELFINA OIL AND GAS LTD AND MCALLAN OIL AND GAS LTD which sum
you reasonably ought to have known forms part of the proceeds of your
unlawful act, to wit: criminal breach of trust and you thereby
committed an offence contrary to Section 15(2) of the Money Laundering
(Prohibition) Act, 2011 (as amended) and punishable under Section
15(3) of the same Act.

COUNT FOUR
That you, AIR MARSHAL ADESOLA NUNAYON (RTD), AIR VICE MARSHAL JACOB
BOLA ADIGUN AND AIR COMMODORE GBADEBO OWODUNNI OLUGBENGA, between the
23rd and 24th day of September, 2014 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction
of this Honourable Court transferred the total sum of N
976,000,000,000.00 (Nine Hundred and Seventy Six Million Naira)
property of the Nigeria Air Force to LBOL OIL & GAS LTD which sum you
reasonably ought to have known forms part of the proceeds of your
unlawful act, to wit: criminal breach of trust and you thereby
committed an offence contrary to Section 15(2) of the Money laundering
(Prohibition) Act, 2011 as amended and punishable under section 15(3)
of the same Act.

COUNT FIVE
That you, AIR MARSHAL ADESOLA NUNAYON (RTD), AIR VICE MARSHAL JACOB
BOLA ADIGUN AND AIR COMMODORE GBADEBO OWODUNNI OLUGBENGA, between the
5th day of May, 2014 and 4th day of May, 2015 in Lagos, within the
jurisdiction of this Honourable Court transferred the total sum of N
5,291,306,950.28 (Two Billion, Two Hundred and Ninety One Million,
Three Hundred and Ninety One Million, Three Hundred and Six Thousand,
Nine Hundred and Fifty Naira, Twenty Eight Kobo) property of the
Nigerian Air Force to Delfina Oil and Gas Ltd which sum you reasonably
ought to have known forms part of the proceeds of your unlawful act,
to wit: criminal breach of trust and you thereby committed an offence
contrary to Section 15(2) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act,
2011 as amended and punishable under Section 15(3) of the same Act.

COUNT SIX

That you, AIR MARSHAL ADESOLA NUNAYON (RTD), AIR VICE MARSHAL JACOB
BOLA ADIGUN AND AIR COMMODORE GBADEBO OWODUNNI OLUGBENGA between the
20th day of May and 3rd day of July, 2015 in Lagos, within the
jurisdiction of this Honourable Court transferred the total sum of N
672,702,307.98 (Six Hundred and Seventy Two Million, Seven Hundred and
Two Thousand, Three Hundred and Seven Naira, Ninety Eight Kobo)
property of the Nigerian Air Force to Delfina Oil and Gas Ltd which
sum you reasonably ought to have known forms part of the proceeds of
your unlawful act wit: criminal breach of trust and you thereby
committed an offence contrary to Section 15(2) of the Money Laundering
(Prohibition) Act, 2011 as amended and punishable under section 15(3)
of the same

COUNT SEVEN

That you , AIR MARSHAL ADESOLA NUNAYON (RTD), AIR VICE MARSHAL JACOB
BOLA ADIGUN AND AIR COMMODORE GBADEBO OWODUNNI OLUGBENGA between the
5th day of May, 2015 in LAGOS, WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THIS
Honourable Court transferred the total sum of N 5, 424,
156,050.89(FIVE BILLION HUNDRED AND TWENTY FOUR MILLION, ONE HUNDRED
AND FIFTY NAIRA NINE THOUSAND, FIFTY NAIRA NINE KOBO) Property of the
Nigerian Air Force to Mcallan Oil and Gas Limited which sum you
reasonably outgh to have known forms part of the proceeds of your
unlawful act to wit; criminal breach of trust and you therby commited
an offence contrary to Section 15(2) of the Money Laundering
(Prohibition) Act, 2011 as amended, and punishable undersection 15(3)
of the same act,

COUNT EIGHT

That you, AIR MARSHAL ADESOLA NUNAYON (RTD), AIR VICE MARSHAL JACOB
BOLA ADIGUN AND AIR COMMODORE GBADEBO OWODUNNI OLUGBENGA between the
20th day of May and 3rd day of July, 2015 in Lagos, within the
jurisdiction of this Honourable Court transferred the total sum of N
749,844,792.82(Seven and Forty Nine Million, Eight Hundred Forty and
Four Thousand, Seven Hundred and Ninety Naira, Eighty Two Kobo)
property of the Nigerian Air Force to Mcallan Oil and Gas Limited
which sum you reasonably ought to have known forms part of the
proceeds of your unlawful act to wit: criminal breach of trust and you
thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 15(2) of the Money
Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 as amended and punishable under
section 15(3) of the same Act.

COUNT NINE

That you, AIR MARSHAL ADESOLA NUNAYON (RTD), AIR VICE MARSHAL JACOB
BOLA ADIGUN AND AIR COMMODORE GBADEBO OWODUNNI OLUGBENGA, between the
10th day of September, 2014 and 17th day of June, 2015 in Lagos,
within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court transfeered the total
sum of N 3,604, 557,608.20 (Three Billion, Six Hundred and Four
Million, Five Hundred and Fifty Seven Thousand, Six Hundred and Eight
Naira and Twenty Kobo) property of the Nigerian Air Force to
Trapezites Bureau De Change which sum you reasonably ought to have
known forms part of the proceeds of your unlawful act wit: criminal
breach of trust and you thereby committed an offence contrary to
Section 15(2) of the money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 as
amended and punishable under Section 15(3) of the same Act.

COUNT TEN

That you, AIR MARSHAL ADESOLA NUNAYON (RTD), AIR VICE MARSHAL JACOB
BOLA ADIGUN AND AIR COMMODORE GBADEBO OWODUNNI OLUGBENGA between the
5th day of March and 17th day of December, 2014 in Lagos, within the
jurisdiction of this Honourable Court transferred the total sum of N
615,994,818.22(Six Hundred and Fifteen Million, Nine Hundred and
Ninety four Thousand, Eight Hundred and Eighteen Naira and Twenty Two
Kobo) property of Nigerian Air Force to Hebron Housing and Properties
Company Ltd which sum you reasonably ought to have known forms part of
the proceeds of your unlawful act wit : Criminal breach of trust and
thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 15(2) of the Money
Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2011 as amended and purnishable under
Section 15(3) of the sane ACT.

COUNT ELEVEN

That you, AIR MARSHAL ADESOLA NUNAYON (RTD), AIR VICE MARSHAL JACOB
BOLA ADIGUN AND AIR COMMODORE GBADEBO OWODUNNI OLUGBENGA between the
5th day of Febuary and 7th day of April, 2015 in Lagos, within the
jurisdiction of this Honourable Court transferred the total sum of
N160,254,738(ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY MILLION, TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY FOUR
THOUSAND , SEVEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY EIGTH NAIRA AND SEVEN KOBO)
PROPERTY OF THE Nigerian Air Force to Hebron Housing and Properties
Company Ltd which sum you Reasonable ought to have known forms part of
the proceeds of your unlawful act to wit: criminal breach of trust and
you thereby committed an offence contrary to section 15(2) of the
Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 as amended and punishable
under Section 15(3) of the same Act.

COUNT TWELVE

That you, AIR MARSHAL ADESOLA AMOSU NUNAYON (RTD), AIR VICE MARSHAL
JACOB BOLA ADIGUN AND AIR COMMODORE GBADEBO OWODUNNI OLUGBENGA between
the 19th day of November, 2014 and 7th day of August, 2015 in Lagos,
within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court indirectly converted
to the use of DEEGEE OIL AND GAS LMT TIMSEGG INVESTMENT LMT the total
sum of N257,236,968.86 (Two Hundred and fifty seven m
Million, Two Hundred and Thirty Six Thousand , Nine Hundred and Sixty
Eight naira and Eighty Six Kobo), property of the Nigerian Air Force
which sum you reasonable ought to have known forms part of the
proceeds of your unlawful act to wit: criminal breach of trust and you
thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 15(2) of the Money
Laundering (prohibition) Act, 2011 as amended and punishable under
Section 15(3) of the same Act.

COUNT THIRTEEN
That you, AIR MARSHAL ADESOLA AMOSU NUNAYON (RTD), AIR VICE MARSHAL
JACOB BOLA ADIGUN AND AIR COMMODORE GBADEBO OWODUNNI OLUGBENGA,
between the 30th day of October, 2014 and 4th day of August, 2015 in
Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court indirectly
converted to the use of DEEGEE OIL AND GAS LMT AND TIMSEGG INVESTMENT
LMT the total sum of N828,685,616.34 (Eight Hundred and Twenty Eight
Million, Six Hundred and Eighty five Thousand, Six Hundred and Sixteen
Naira and Thirty four Kobo) property of the Nigerian Air Force which
sum you reasonable ought to have known forms part of the proceeds of
your unlawful act to wit: criminal breach of trust and you thereby
committed and offence contrary to Section 15(2) of the Money
Laundering (prohibition) Act, 2011 as amended and punishable under
Section15(3)of the same Act.

Consequently, all the accused former Air Force officers pleaded not guilty to all the charges. Thereafter, their counsel Chief Bolaji Ayorinde leading two other Senior Advocate of Nigeria and nine other lawyers urged the court to allow the defendants to continue on their former bail when they were first arraigned before the court.
Justice Aneke, while acceding to the request of the counsel to the defendants adjourned till tomorrow for trial to commence. The commencement of the case afresh was as a result of the elevation of the former presiding Judge Justice Mohammed Idris to the court of appeal.