The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has prayed Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos State, to issue a warrant of arrest to compel a former Executive Director on Projects, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Tuoyo Omatsuli, to attend his trial over an alleged N3.6 billion fraud.
Omatsuli, alongside Francis Momoh, Don Parker Properties Limited, and Building Associates Limited were initially standing trial on an alleged case of conspiracy and money laundering to the tune of N3,645,000,000 before retired Justice Saliu Saidu of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi.
One of the counts reads: “That you, Engr Tuoyo Omatsuli, Don Parker Properties Limited, Francis Momoh and Building Associates Limited, between August 2014 and September 2015 at Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, conspired to disguise the illegal origin of N3,645,000,000 being proceeds of unlawful activity to wit: corruption and gratification; and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 18 of the Money Laundering Act 2011 as amended by Act No 1 of 2012 and punishable under Section 15 (3) of the same Act.”
They pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against them.
The EFCC, after calling 16 prosecution witnesses, subsequently closed its case against the defendants.
However, rather than open their defence, the defendants filed a no-case submission, which was heard on October 12, 2020.
 has prayed Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos State, to issue a warrant of arrest to compel a former Executive Director on Projects, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Tuoyo Omatsuli, to attend his trial over an alleged N3.6 billion fraud.){kind=link}