Emmanuel Ukudolo I Thursday, May 23, 2019
IKEJA, Lagos, Nigeria – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) on Wednesday arraigned former Chairman of Nigerian Bar Association(NBA), Ikeja, Mr. Adesina Ogunlana, Yinka Farounbi and Kappo Aderinola on 30-count charge of stealing, and money laundering.
Ogunlana and his colleagues were alleged to have connieved to steal about N20 million while Ogunlana was chairman of NBA, Ikeja.
They all pleaded not guilty to the 30-count charge. They have been temporarily released on bail after depositing copies of their international passports with the registrar pending commencement of trial.
Listed here are the 30 count charges the three are facing befor Justice Mojisola Dada of a Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos.
COUNT 1
Conspiracy to commit felony to wit, stealing contrary to Section 409 and 285(1) of the criminal law of Lagos No 11, Laws of Lagos State, 2011.
PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE
Adesina Ogunlana, Yinka Farounbi and Kappo Aderinola sometime in 2016 in Lagos within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, conspired and dishonestly stole money, property of Nigerian Bar Association, Ikeja branch.
COUNT 2
Stealing contrary to section 278 and 281(1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, No 11, 2011.
PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE
Adesina Ogunlana, on or about the 18th day of July, 2016, at Lagos within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, dishonestly converted to your own use, the sum of N500,000, property of the Nigerian Bar Association, IKeja Branch, which sum was paid into your First Bank account no 2004528818 vide cheque No. 10000167 issued to you by Yinka Farounbi and Kappo Aderinola, who had no authorisation to do so.
COUNT 3
Stealing contrary to section 278(1)b and 281(1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, No 11, 2011.
PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE
Yinka Farounbi and Kappo Aderinola on the 15th day of June 2016 at Lagos State, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, without authorisation and in order to facilitate stealing of N500,000, property of Nigerian Bar Association, Ikeja branch dishonestly issued cheque No. 10000167 to Adesina Ogunlana.
COUNT 4
Stealing contrary to section 278 and 285(1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, No 11, 2011.
PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE
Adesina Ogunlana, on or about 19th day of August 2016 at Lagos State, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, dishonestly converted to your own use the sum of N850,000, property of the Nigerian Bar Association, Ikeja branch, which money was paid into your First Bank account No. 2004528818 vide cheque No. 10000177 issued to you by Yinka Farounbi and Kappo Aderinola who had no authorisation to do so.
COUNT 5
Stealing contrary to section 278(1)b and 285(1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, No 11, 2011.
PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE
Yinka Farounbi and Kappo Aderinola, on or about 15th day of July, 2016 at Lagos State, within the jurisdication of this honourable court, without authorisation and in order to facilitate the sharing of N850,000, property of Nigerian Bar Association, Ikeja branch, dishonestly issued cheque no. No. 10000177 to Adesina Ogunlana.
COUNT 6
Stealing contrary to section 278 and 285(1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, No 11, 2011.
PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE
Adesina Ogunlana, on or about the 4th day of November, 2016 at Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, dishonestly converted to your own use the sum of N1,500,000, property of the Nigerian Bar Association, Ikeja branch, which sum of money was paid into your First bank account No. 2004528818 vide cheque no. 10000179 issued to you by Yinka Farounbi and Kappo Aderionla who have no authorisation to do so.
COUNT 7
Stealing contrary to section 278(1)b and 285(1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, No 11, 2011.
PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE
Yinka Farounbi and Kappo Aderinola on or about the 15th day of July 2016 at Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court without authorisation and in order to facilitate the stealing of N1, 500,0000, property of Nigerian Bar Association, Ikeja, branch, dishonestly issued cheque no. 10000179 to Adesina Ogunlana.
COUNT 8
Stealing contrary to section 278 and 285(1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, No 11, 2011.
PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE
Adesina Ogunlana, on or about 22nd day of December, 2016 at Lagos within this honourable court dishonestly converted to your own use the sum of N500,000, property of Nigerian Bar Association, Ikeja branch, which sum of money was paid into your First Bank Account No. 2004528818 vide cheque no. 10000180 issued to you by Yinka Farounbi and Kappo Aderinola who had no authorisation to do so.
COUNT 9
Stealing contrary to section 278(1)b and 285(1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, No 11, 2011.
PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE
Yinka Farounbi and Kappo Aderinola on or about 5th day of September 2016 at Lagos within the jurisdiction of this honourable court , without authorisation and in order to facilitate the stealing of N500,000, property of the Nigerian Bar Association, Ikeja branch, dishonestly issued cheque no. 10000180 to Adesina Ogunlana.
COUNT 10
Stealing contrary to section 278 and 285 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, No 11, 2011.
PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE
Adesina Ogunlana, on or about 11th day of April 2017, at Lagos within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, dishonestly converted to your own use, the sum of N1, 500,000, property of the Nigerian Bar Association, Ikeja branch paid into your First Bank Account No. No. 2004528818 vide cheque no. 10000181 issued to you by Yinka Farounbi and Kappo Aderinola who had no authorisation to do so.
COUNT 11
Stealing contrary to section 278(1)b and 285(1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, No 11, 2011.
PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE
Yinka Farounbi and Kappo Aderinola on or about 31 March 2017 at Lagos within the jurisdication of this honourable court and without authorisation to facilitate stealing of N1, 500,000, property of Nigerian Bar Association, Ikeja branch dishonestly issued cheque no. 10000181 to Adesina Ogunlana.
COUNT 12
Stealing contrary to section 278 and 285(1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, No 11, 2011.
PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE
Adesina Ogunlana, on or about 14th day of July, 2017 at Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court dishonestly converted to your own use the sum of N3, 500,000, property of Nigerian Bar Association, Ikeja, branch.
COUNT 13
Stealing contrary to section 278(1)b and 285(1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, No 11, 2011.
PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE
Yinka Farounbi and Kappo Aderinola, on or about 10th, July, 2017 at Lagos within the jurisdiction of this honourable court without authorisation and to facilitate the stealing of N3,500,000, property of the Nigerian Bar Association, Ikeja branch, dishonestly issued cheque no. 10000187 to Adesina Ogunlana.
COUNT 14
Stealing contrary to section 278 and 285(1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, No 11, 2011.
PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE
Adesina Ogunlana, on or about 18 day of August 2017 at Lagos within the jurisdiction of this honourable court dishonestly converted to your own use the sum of N5 million, property of Nigerian Bar Association, Ikeja branch, which money was paid into your First Bank account No. 2004528818 vide cheque no. 10000188 issued to you by Yinka Farounbi and Kappo Aderinola, who had no authorisatio to do so.
COUNT 15
Stealing contrary to section 278(1)b and 285(1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, No 11, 2011.
PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE
Yinka Farounbi and Kappo Aderinola on or about the 18th day of August, 2017, at Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, without authorisation to facilitate the stealing of N5 million, property of Nigerian Bar Association, Ikeja branch, dishonestly issued cheque no. 10000188 to Adesina Ogunlana.
COUNT 16
Stealing contrary to section 278 and 285(1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, No 11, 2011.
PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE
Adesina Ogunlana, on or about 29th day of September, 2017 at Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this honournable court, dishonestly converted to your own use, the sum of N1 million, property of the Nigerian Bar Association, Ikeja, branch which was paid into your
First Bank account no. 2004528818 vide cheque no. 10000002 issued to you by Yinka Farounbi and Kappo Aderinola who had no authorisation to do so.
COUNT 17
Stealing contrary to section 278 and 285(1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, No 11, 2011.
PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE
Adesina Ogunlana, on or about 30th day of May, 2017 at Lagos within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, without authorisation, dishonestly converted to your own personal use the sum of N250,000, property of Nigerian Bar Association, Ikeja branch, which money was paid into your First Bank account No. 2004528818 vide cheque no. 10000185 issued to you by Yinka Farounbi and Kappo Aderinola, who had no authorisation to do so.
COUNT 18
Stealing contrary to section 278 and 285(1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, No 11, 2011.
PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE
Yinka Farounbi and Kappo Aderinola on or about 24 day of May, 2017 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, without authorisation to facilitate stealing of N250,000, property of the Nigerian Bar Association, Ikeja branch, dishonestly issued cheque no. 10000185 to Adesina Ogunlana.
COUNT 19
Stealing contrary to section 278 and 285(1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, No 11, 2011.
PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE
Adesina Ogunlana, on or about 30th day of May, 2017 at Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, dishonestly converted to your own use, the sum of N400,000, property of the Nigerian Bar Association, Ikeja branch, which money was paid into your First Bank account No. 2004528818 vide cheque no. 10000184, issued to you by Yinka Farounbi and Kappo Aderinola, which have no authority to do so.
COUNT 20
Stealing contrary to section 278 and 285(1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, No 11, 2011.
PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE
Yinka Farounbi and Kappo Aderinola, on or about 24th day of May, 2017 at Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, without authorisation and to facilitate stealing of the sum of N400,000, property of Nigerian Bar Association, Ikeja, dishonestly issued cheque no. 10000184 to Adesina Ogunlana.
COUNT 21
Stealing contrary to section 278 and 285(1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, No 11, 2011.
PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE
Adesina Ogunlana, on or about 30th day of May, 2017, at Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, dishonestly converted to your own use the sum of N350,000, the property of Nigerian Bar Association, Ikeja branch, which money was paid into your First Bank account No. 2004528818 vide cheque no. 10000183 issued to you by Yinka Farounbi and Kappo Aderinola, which have no authority to do so.
COUNT 22
Stealing contrary to section 278 and 285(1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, No 11, 2011.
PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE
Yinka Farounbi and Kappo Aderinola, on or about the 24th day of May, 2017 at Lagos within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, without authorisation and in order to facilitate stealing of N400,000, property of the Nigerian Bar Association, Ikeja branch, dishonestly issued cheque no. 10000183 to Adesina Ogunlana.
COUNT 23
Stealing contrary to section 278 and 285(1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, No 11, 2011.
PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE
Adesina Ogunlana, on or about 24th day of May, 2017, at Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, dishonestly converted to your own use the sum of N1, 300,0000, property of Nigerian Bar Association, Ikeja branch, which money was paid into your First Bank account No. 2004528818 vide cheque no. 10000204 issued to you by Yinka Farounbi and Kappo Aderinola which have no authority to do so.
COUNT 24
Stealing contrary to section 278 and 285(1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, No 11, 2011.
PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE
Yinka Farounbi and Kappo Aderionola, on or about 23rd day of May, 2018 at Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, without authorisation and in order to facilitate stealing of N400,000 (three hundred and fifty thousand Naira, sic) property of the Nigerian Bar Association, Ikeja, dishonestly issued cheque no. 10000204 to Adesina Ogunlana.
COUNT 25
Stealing contrary to section 278 and 285(1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, No 11, 2011.
PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE
Adesina Ogunlana, on about 17 day of April 2018 at Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court dishonestly converted to your own use the sum of N1, 400,000, property of the Nigerian Bar Association, Ikeja branch, which money was paid into your First Bank Account No. 2004528818 vide cheque no. 10000302, issued to you by Yinka Farounbi and Kappo Aderinola which have no authority to do so.
COUNT 26
Stealing contrary to section 278 and 285(1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, No 11, 2011.
PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE
Yinka Farounbi and Kappo Aderinola, on about 16th day of April, 2018 at Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, without authorisation and in order to facilitate the stealing of N400,000, property of the Nigerian Bar Association, Ikeja branch, dishonestly issued cheque no 10000302 to Adesina Ogunlana.
COUNT 27
Stealing contrary to section 278 and 285(1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, No 11, 2011.
PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE
Adesina Ogunlana, on or about the 10th day of April, 2018 at Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, dishonestly converted to your own use the sum of N2 million, property of the Nigerian Bar Association, Ikeja branch, which money was paid into your First Bank Account No. 2004528818 vide cheque no. 10000201 issued to you by Yinka Farounbi and Kappo Aderinola which have no authorisation to do so.
COUNT 28
Stealing contrary to section 278 and 285(1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, No 11, 2011.
PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE
Yinka Farounbi and Kappo Aderinola, on or about 9th day of April 2018, at Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, without authorisation and in order to facilitate stealing of the sum of N2 million property of Nigerian Bar Association, Ikeja branch, dishonestly issued cheque no. 10000201 to Adesina Ogunlana.
COUNT 29
Stealing contrary to section 278 and 285(1) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State of Nigeria, No 11, 2011.
PARTICUARS OF OFFENCE
Adesina Ogunlana, sometimes in 2017 at Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, dishonestly converted to your own use the sum of N2, 800,000 property of Nigerian Bar Association, Ikeja branch, which money was paid by you to Brand in Demand Limited meant for the Nigerian Bar Association, Ikeja branch 2018 diary
COUNT 30
Money Laundering contrary to Section 330 Criminal Law of Lagos State, No. 11, 2011
PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE
Adesina Ogunlana, sometimes in 2017 at Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, converted to your own use the sum of N1 million, derived from N2, 800,000 paid to Brand in Demand Limited for the Nigerian Bar Association, Ikeja branch, 2018 diary, and in order to disquise the legal origin of the money, informed Adegoke Dairo of Brand In Demand Limited to issue invoice/receipt No.8287 as purported payment of Nigerian Bar Association, Ikeja branch Diary 2018.
