The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Tuesday, January 24, 2016arraigned a former Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, Emeka Mba alongside three others before Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Federal High Court sittingin Maitama, Abuja on a 15-count charge of moneylaundering and procurement fraud to the tune of N2.8billion.
Mba was arraigned alongside a former director offinance, NBC, Patrick Areh; Basil Udotai (trading in the name and style of Technology Adviser) andBabatunji Amure (trading in name and style of Divine Partners).
They were alleged to have at various times connived and transferred a sum of N2,899,723,500 from the account of NBC throughvarious proxies for their personal gains.Mba was also alleged to have used his office as NBC DG to award contracts without following dueprocurement process.
Shortly before the defendants took their plea, counsel to the fourth defendant, E. C Ami asked the court for a short adjournment to enable him respond to the counter affidavit filed to the by the prosecution.
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