The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had on November 4, 2019, charged one Samusideen Sarumi, proprietor of 606 Autos Limited, 606 Music Limited, and Splash Off Entertainment Limited, before Justice Chuka Obiozor of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos.
He was charged on three tallies verging on lawful offense to submit illegal tax avoidance and tax evasion to the tune of N209m.
The litigant was claimed to have been associated with PC based extortion over the world.
He was likewise claimed to have claimed eight vehicles esteemed at N135m and a pontoon esteemed at N104m, which were sensibly associated to be part with continues of composed wrongdoing.
Likewise, he purportedly got a few a large number of naira through his Nigerian financial balances from illicit exchanges with associates abroad.
The supposed offenses negated Sections 18(a) and 15(2)(d)(6) and culpable under Section 15(3) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 (revised).
The EFCC said in an announcement by its Spokesman, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, "Upon his supplication, indictment counsel, M.K. Hussain approached the court for a preliminary date and a request to remand the respondent in the Nigerian Correctional Services authority.
"The protection counsel, Muiz Banire (SAN), educated the court that a bail application had been recorded and served on the indictment; he accordingly asked the court to concede his customer to abandon liberal terms."
Talking with The PUNCH on Wednesday, the Executive Director, Center for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, Debo Adeniran, said Banire's activity was deceptive and at fluctuation with the order of AMCON which is to recoup awful obligation and forestall financial damage.
Adeniran stated, "I trust it is opposing for him to do this particularly since Banire is the administrator of AMCON board. He should recoup obligations and test those making obligation heap up particularly obligations brought about through false means.
"I accept regardless of the way that it is an expert calling that a legal advisor can shield anyone, there is an ethical edge to it that you can't proper and criminal simultaneously. On the off chance that you are shielding the majority, you can't likewise protect that creation of the lives of the majority to be excruciating.
"I accept that Banire is an ethical individual and he is better than average and aware of his open picture and he will make the best decision."
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