The Director-General of the National Airspace Management Authority (NAMA), Mr Matthew Pwajok has landed in fresh troubles as a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos ordered his arrest following an alleged disobedience to a summon.
The order was given by Justice Babs Kuewunmi following an application by counsel to the third and eighth defendants, Mr. Olalekan Ojo (SAN).
Recall that the Economic and Financial Crimes (EFCC) filed a suit against a former NAMA managing director, Ibrahim Abdulsalam, and 11 others.
EFCC had charged Abdulsalam for N6.95billion fraud.
In the application, Ojo alleged that Pwajok shunned a July 2 subpoena issued by the court commanding him to appear and produce the documents requested by both defendants.
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Reacting to Pwajok disobedience to summon, the judge, Justice Kuewunmi directed the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Abiodun Alabi and the Inspector-General of Nigeria, Alkali Baba Usman CFR to make sure they provide the DG in court.
The case was adjourned to January 10 and 11, 2023 for further hearings.
The anti-graft agency is prosecuting Abdulsalam and 11 others for the alleged offence.
Some of the others are Nnamdi Udoh, former Managing Director (still at large); Adegorite Olumuyiwa, General Manager, Procurement; Agbolade Segun General Manager Finance; Clara Aliche, Director of Finance; Joy Ayodele Adegorite, Randville Investment Limited and Multeng Travels and Tours Limited.
The defendants were alleged to have conspired and stolen the sum of N6, 922,676,815.00 from NAMA.
One of the charges reads “That you, Ibrahim Abdulsalam, Nnamdi Udoh (still at large) Adegorite Olumuyiwa, Agbolade Segun, Clara Aliche, Joy Ayodele Adegorite, Randville Investment Limited and Multeng Travels and Tours Limited, on or about August 19, 2013, in Lagos, with intent to defraud conspired to induce the NAMA to deliver N2,847,523,975.00 to Delosa Limited, Air Sea Delivery Limited and Sea Schedules Systems Limited under the pretence that the said sum represented the cost of clearing consignments belonging to the said Agency.
“You thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 8 (a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006 and punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act”.
The defendants pleaded not guilty.