9th December, 2010
Contrary to the deposition of a Lagos businessman, Alhaji Abdulrasak Sanusi, that his fundamental human right was breached, the police, in its investigation, has recommended that he be arraigned in court for alleged offences of forgery and fraudulent diversion of N757,829,130.52.
In a suit filed before a Lagos High Court against Otunba Akibu Okanlawon Sabiu, Inspector General of Police, Commissioner of Police and six others, Alhaji Sanusi averred that as a financial consultant, he is the founder of Nnestor Tel Company which he financed through a loan.
He said he was engaged by Lagos State Water Corporation to collect arrears of bills from the Nigerian Army and executed the job alone. But when payment was to be made, Otunba Sabiu and other directors prevented him from collecting the money, while petitions were also written against him to both Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Nigeria Police to arrest him.
Consequently, he urged the court not only to restrict the Police and the EFCC from arresting him, but to order Otunba Sabiu and other directors of Nnestor Tel Company to pay him N100 million as aggravated damages.
However, in a counter affidavit sworn to by Otunba Sabiu for himself and on behalf of the other directors of Nnestor Tel Nigeria Limited, almost all the averments of Alhaji Sanusi were denied and that all the directors of the company collectively financed it.
He also averred that there was no agreement and board approval that any account should be opened beside the ones in existence. In addition, Alhaji Sanusi was not authorised to collect any money paid by the various water boards to the company for the consultancy job or money would be shared by any other company. Therefore, any other account opened in the name of the company was not approved by the board as it was fraudulently opened.
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