Date Published: 05/10/10

N200bn Fraud: EFCC detains Ibru's Associate, Dele Oye...To arraign El-Rufai Wednesday

Dele Oye, an accomplice of ex CEO of Oceanic Bank, Cecilia Ibru, has been detained by the EFCC, pointblanknews.com has learnt. He turned himself in last week, after about one year on the run.

The commision is also poised to arraign ex FTC minister, Nasir El-Rufai in an Abuja High Court on wednesday.

Rufai has been accused of misappropriating N32 Billion being proceeds from sale of federal government properties in Abuja, ownership of Etisalat, and illegal apprpriation of plots belonging to PHCN, and allocating them to family and cronies.

He and another Ibru crony, Nanashetu Bedell had been declared wanted by the anti-graft agency over their alleged involvement in the salting away billions of naira of depositors funds. The scam was allegedly masterminded by Ibru.

Oye, who is chairman, Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry, allegedly made available some of his companies to salt away billions of naira belonging to depositors at Oceanic Bank.

While Oye awaits his day in court, Nanashetu is still at large, pointblanknews.com also learnt on monday.