The Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Prof. Olusola Oyewole, the Pro Chancellor, Senator Adeseye Ogunlewe, and the previous Bursar of the organization, Mr. Moses Ilesanmi, were yesterday summoned before an Ogun State High Court, sitting in Abeokuta to guard themselves over N800 million misrepresentation charges against them.
They were summoned before Justice O.O. Majekodunmi by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on 18-number charge.The charges included goal to dupe, trick to cheat, taking and change of 1.5 million property of FUNAAB and unlawful store of N442.8 million in settled store account without due process.
Toward the end of procedures, Oyewole and Ogunlewe were conceded N50 million safeguard each while Ilesanmi was sent back to EFCC care since his insight, Mr. Adedamola Lapite arrived court late so his application for safeguard couldn't be petitioned for it to be contended.
Three staff individuals from the college had, in August, sent an appeal to the EFCC against the three suspects, blaming them for false exercises.
The organization's Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) called an inconclusive strike when the presumes kept on working in office.
In any case, two weeks back, the Governing Council rejected 23 of the staff, disclosing that because of re-association in the college framework, their administrations were no more drawn out required.The suspects were gotten to court yesterday a white Toyota Hiace transport at 8.38a.m. Prior to their landing, the foundation's SSANU individuals had assaulted the court premises.Journalists had chaotic time before few of them could enter the court because of its little size.
The arraignment insight is Dr. Benedict Ubi. Benjamin Ogunmodede drove one other advice for Oyewole while Mr. Rib Adesokan (SAN) drove the lawful group of Ogunlewe; Ilesanmi was spoken to by Adedamola Lapite.
The three blamed people argued not liable to the charges.Counsel to Ogunlewe and Oyewole supplicated the court to concede their customers safeguard in liberal conditions pending the trial.The guide who talked thus pivoted their contentions on the status of their separate customers and the way that they had not bounced safeguard since the EFCC allowed them authoritative safeguard when they were initially welcomed in September.
They additionally educated the court that the global travel papers of their customers were at that point with the EFCC.Ogunmodede particularly contended that proceeded with confinement of Oyewole, his customer would influence the smooth running of the foundation.
Adesokan likewise contended that the charges against Ogunlewe were bailable offences.The EFCC guide, Mr. Benedict Ubi, be that as it may, restricted the safeguard applications, contending that Oyewole and Ogunlewe, while on authoritative safeguard meddled "in the issues" of the school to the disservice of the trial.
He educated the court that Oyewole in conspiracy with Ogunlewe, while on authoritative safeguard had sacked 23 staff individuals from the school, some of whom would have been called as observers amid the case.
After much contention on the safeguard applications, the judge requested that Ilesanmi be remanded in the EFCC care pending the becoming aware of his safeguard application on Monday.
She, in any case, conceded Ogunlewe and Oyewole safeguard in the aggregate of N50 million each and two sureties in like sum.The judge demanded that the two sureties must be proprietors of landed property inside the legal division of the court and store their title reports with the court.
She additionally requested that the sureties must be on at least Grade Level 15 with the Ogun State Civil Service furthermore store their global travel permits with the court.Justice Majekodunmi likewise requested that Ogunlewe and Oyewole be remanded in jail guardianship pending flawlessness of the safeguard terms.She dismissed the case to December 16, 19 and 20 for trial.
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