Law • Created December 30, 2014 04:00

Misrepresentation: Bizman’s suit against EFCC adjourned indefinitely

The suit, before Justice Abdul Kafarati, was further set aside for a later date in January.Jonathan Alatoru filed the action over what he declared as ‘misrepresentation of facts’ by the EFCC following his being declared wanted by the anti-graft agency recently.The EFCC is accusing him of conspiracy, forgery and obtaining from a commercial bank the […]

Misrepresentation: Bizman’s suit against EFCC adjourned indefinitely
Misrepresentation: Bizman’s suit against EFCC adjourned indefinitely

The suit, before Justice Abdul Kafarati, was further set aside for a later date in January.
Jonathan Alatoru filed the action over what he declared as ‘misrepresentation of facts’ by the EFCC following his being declared wanted by the anti-graft agency recently.
The EFCC is accusing him of conspiracy, forgery and obtaining from a commercial bank the sum of N200 million by false pretence.
Alatoru, who is the chief executive of a construction firm, Chemtronics Nigeria Ltd had in March 2010 signed a N1.7 billion contract with the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs for the construction of a skill acquisition centre at Igualeba, Orionmwon LGA of Edo State.
According to the anti-graft agency, after the contract was terminated, Alatoru went ahead to forge letters purportedly from the ministry with which he obtained the money from the bank.
In an originating summons by his counsel Max Ogar, Alatoru urged the court to restrain the EFCC from misrepresentation of the purported termination of the contract and obtaining by false pretence charge against him.
He prayed the court to invalidate his being declared wanted by the EFCC as he has not “breached any penal law in the country.”
He further averred that he had in September 2011 sued the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs over issues in the transaction while the ministry terminated his contract on October 26, 2011, adding that by the time the termination was made, the matter had become subjudice.
He further averred that the company has several pending suits in courts against the ministry and Sterling Bank PLC, the project facilitator, with the parties considering out-of-court-settlement.

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