Seven staff of Dangote Sugar Refinery and a businessman were arraigned before a Lagos High Court, Ikeja, on Monday for
stealing N451 million belonging to the company.
The accused were arraigned on an eight-
count charge of conspiracy, stealing, forgery
and presentation of false documents before
vacation judge, Justice Sedoten Ogunsanya.
The defendants were – Musa Sule, Joseph
Ukpah, Babatunde Ajao, Chinedu
Onyekwere, Ezekiel Omoro, Rahman
Alayande, Odion Abugba, a businessman,
Habib Mande and his company El-Habib
Property Nigeria Limited.
Two other staff, Zainab Adebanjo and Manir
Mohammed, have been declared wanted by
officers of the Special Fraud Unit (SFU), Ikoyi,
Lagos.
When the charges were read, the accused
persons pleaded not guilty to the charges
preferred against them by the state
prosecutor, Mr. E.A Jackson.
Justice Ogunsanya noted that the
defendants were still on administrative bail.
She ordered that they remain on the bail
conditions and adjourned the case till
September 22.
