Money Laundering: EFCC Charges Omokore, Former NNPC GMD

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will this week charge businessman, Mr Jide Omokore before the Federal High Court in Abuja on allegations of money laundering.

Sources at the EFCC say the arraignment which was earlier scheduled to hold on Monday has been moved forward to hold in the course of the week.

Mr Omokore, who is heavily involved in the oil and gas sector is reported to have been arrested over the weekend.

He will be docked alongside a former Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr Andrew Yakubu.

Others to be charged include Mr Victor Briggs, Mr Abiye Memnere, Mr David Mbanefo, and Mr Omokore’s companies – Atlantic Energy Brass Development Limited and Atlantic Energy Drilling Concepts Limited.

Culled from channelstv.com