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CAC uncovers 189 fake companies used for land allocation in Abuja
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) says it has uncovered 189 fake companies used to secure land allocations in the Federal Capital Territory.
This was made known by the Registrar-General of CAC, Hussaini Magaji, during a press briefing on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, in Abuja, where he stated that a syndicate of criminals which specialised in operating numerous unregistered companies was arrested by the commission.
Magaji stated that the discovery was made following a complaint from the Federal Capital Territory Administration to verify the status of a non-existing company seeking land allocation.
He explained that the discovery of the non-existent company led him to investigate further, resulting in the identification of other companies.
Magaji said, ”One of the milestone achievement upon my assumption of duty is our ability to burst a ring of criminals that are creating havoc in the commission.
”About 189 fake companies have been identified to be used by these group of persons to secure lands.
”We discovered that these non existing entities collaborate with lawyers who claim to be accredited agents with the commission.
”They collaborate with some staff of the Abuja Geographical Information System, (AGIS), manage their way to make applications at the AGIS and take priority over existing applications.
”With the collaboration of security agents we arrested the suspect who have volunteered some informations.’’
He said the suspect was arrested due a complain from the FCTA asking the commission to verify some applications made by some entities.
He said, ”The nature of their crime is that they create a fake entity and apply for land at the FCTA and manoeuvre their way to have a priority application over an existing application. To take over the land and they have succeeded severally in the past.’’
Justice Hamza Muazu of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, has ordered that the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN, Godwin Emefiele, be remanded in Kuje prison pending the determination of his request for bail.
Emefiele will remain in prison until November 22, when the court will deliver a ruling on his bail motion.
His lead counsel, Mathew Burkaa SAN, moved the application for bail which Rotimi Oyedepo vehemently opposed on behalf of the Federal Government.
After taking arguments for and against the application, Justice Muazu said a bench ruling could not be delivered in view of the plethora of authorities cited by the two parties.
The Judge said he needed a little time to study the authorities and peruse through the exhibits supplied by Emefiele to support his request for bail.
At the time of this report, officials of the Kuje prison authority have been contacted to bring a vehicle to convey him to prison.
Hope Uzodinma, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has won the Imo governorship election by a landslide.
Uzodinma secured the majority of votes cast and swept all 27 LGAs in Imo state.
The APC candidate polled 540,308 votes to beat Samuel Anyanwu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 71,503 votes; and Athan Achonu of Labour Party (LP) who secured 64,081 votes.
Some of the LGs Uzodinma won are Ideato South, Onuimo, Okigwe, Orsu, Ihitte Uboma, Mbaitoli, Owerri municipal, Nkwerre and Ahiazu Mbaise.
Uzodinma became governor in January 2020 following a supreme court verdict that nullified the election of Emeka Ihedioha. He was seeking re-election in Saturday’s vote.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday produced Godwin Emefiele, the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), for the hearing of his bail application.
A high court sitting in Abuja had on Monday ordered the anti-graft agency to release or ensure Emefiele is brought to court.
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