Four oil firms and two Managing Directors, identified as Chinyere Anike Nweze and Ogundipe Olaniran, have been arraigned before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos over N2.9 billion fuel subsidy scam.
The firms Geacan Energy Limited, Petroleum Brokers Limited, Lister Oil Limited and Oando Marketing along with their chief executives were charged before Justice Mohammed Kurya of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi.
In a press release signed and issued by the Spokesperson of the Special Fraud Unit (SFU), Milverton Street, Ikoyi, Lagos, DSP Ngozi Isintume-Agu, the four oil firms and their two chief executive were arraigned before the court on seven count charges in suit No. FHC/L/CS/321C/2013.
The release reads in part; "They firms were arraigned following a petition dated November 1, 2012 and addressed to the Commissioner of Police (CP) in-charge of the unit, Mr. Tunde Ogunsakin by the Presidential Committee on Verification and Reconciliation of Fuel Subsidy Payment.
"The committee while carrying out verification of offshore tank certificates and sales proceeds for all the fuel (PMS) imported into the country in 2011 under the petroleum subsidy fund scheme, discovered some infractions in the importation made by GEACAN Energy Limited between April and October 2011.
"The transaction was through two vessels: MT AIDIN and MT BRAVE against which about N2.9 billion was paid to GEACAN Energy Limited as subsidy".
She said when the detectives from the unit swung into action and investigated the scam, it was gathered that a prima facie case had been established against the oil firms and their two chief executives.
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