Vice Admiral Usman Jibrin, a former chief of naval staff, and two other officers have been ordered to be arrested by Federal High Court Judge Inyang Ekwo of Abuja due to allegations of money laundering totaling N1.5 billion.
The three were brought before the court by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on charges of fraud totaling ₦1.5 billion.
The ICPC’s attorney, Osuobeni Ekoi Akponimisingha, submitted a motion ex parte with the filing number FHC/ABJ/CR/158/2023, and the court granted the arrest warrant following that hearing.
In the motion, the attorney stated that Usman Jibrin Oyibe, Adam Imam Yusuf, and Brigadier General Ishaya Gangum Bauka (the first through third defendants) were under investigation for alleged money laundering and false statements about the diversion of funds into companies that they purportedly owned stakes in, while working for their respective military and paramilitary institutions.
He claims that because the defendants are active members of the public and were released on administrative bail upon self-recognition at the outset of the inquiry into the charges, they have not appeared in court for potential arraignments.
In order to arrest the first, second, and third respondents—Vice Admiral Usman Jibrin Oyibe, Adam Imam Yusuf, and Brigadier General Ishaya Gamgum Bauka—and bring them into court for their arraignment and trial, the lawyer asked the court for a bench warrant against them. This request is related to case number FHC/ABJ/CR/158/2023, which is currently pending.
Usman Jibrin Oyibe, Adam Imam Yusuf, Brigadier General Ishaya Gangum Bauka, Lahab integrated & Multi Services Limited, Gate Coast Properties International Limited, and Ummays Hummayd Energy Ltd. are listed as the first to sixth defendants in the 17-count allegation.
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