N14m SURE-P fraud: Trial of ex-Perm. Sec continues June 1
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a special offences court in ikeja has fixed june 1 for the adoption of final written addresses in the trial of clement illoh ex-permanent secretary in the federal ministry of labour and productivity for alleged n14 million fraud1 illoh is being prosecuted by the economic and financial crimes commission efcc for allegedly stealing n14 million from the defunct federal governments subsidy reinvestment and empowerment programme sure-p1 at the resumption of proceedings on wednesday justice oluwatoyin taiwo granted the prayers of the efcc counsel mr nnaemeka omeha seeking an adjournment to enable the prosecution regularise its application1 the judge thereafter acceded to his request for an extension of time and consequently adjourned the case1 the defendant was arraigned on oct. 16 2017 by the anti-graft agency on a three-count charge bordering on stealing by conversion of property to the tune of n14 million1 it was allegedly sourced from the from the nigerian maritime administration and safety agency nimasa1 he had pleaded not guilty to the charges with four prosecution witnesses testifying during the trial1 illoh was responsible for supervising numerous programmes including sure-p and allegedly awarded fictitious contracts to himself via his company and friends1 the offences contravened sections 279 1 b and 285 6 of the criminal law of lagos state 20111