LAGOS—THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday, arraigned three officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Ogun State before a Federal High Court, Lagos, over alleged laundering of N179.8 million.
EFCC arraigned Yemi Akinwonmi, Dickson Atiba, and Ogunmodede Oladayo before Justice Sule Hassan on eight counts bordering on conspiracy, benefiting from crime proceeds, receiving cash sums without going through financial institutions and accepting cash exceeding the amount authorised by the law.
They were accused of receiving the said money from various commercial banks sometime in March 2015, in the build-up to the year’s General Elections.
The offences contravened the provisions of Sections 15(2)(d), 16 (d) 1(a), 16 (1) (d),16…
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