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Viewing cable 09ABUJA2002, SENIOR PDP OFFICIAL AND FIVE OTHERS CONVICTED ON

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09ABUJA2002 2009-11-02 06:53 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Abuja
VZCZCXRO5868
PP RUEHMA RUEHPA
DE RUEHUJA #2002/01 3060653
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 020653Z NOV 09
FM AMEMBASSY ABUJA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 7385
INFO RUEHOS/AMCONSUL LAGOS 2208
RUEHZK/ECOWAS COLLECTIVE
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHINGTON DC
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHINGTON DC
RUEKDIA/DIA WASHDC
RHMFISS/CDR USEUCOM VAIHINGEN GE
RUZEJAA/JAC MOLESWORTH RAF MOLESWORTH UK
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 ABUJA 002002 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR AF/W, INL/AAE, INL/C, INR/AA 
 
E.O 12958 N/A 
TAGS: PGOV SNAR KCRM KCOR EFIN EAID ASEC NI
SUBJECT: SENIOR PDP OFFICIAL AND FIVE OTHERS CONVICTED ON 
CORRUPTION 
 
1. (SBU) On October 26, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission 
(EFCC) secured convictions and prison terms for Olabode George, 
vice-chairman of President Yar'Adua's campaign in 2007 and a former 
chairman of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), and four other NPA 
board directors.   The court found the defendants guilty on 47 of 68 
counts of inflation of contract, abuse of office by splitting 
contracts, disobedience to lawful orders, and conspiracy to disobey 
lawful orders. 
 
 
2. (SBU) According to prosecutors, from 2001 to 2003, Bode George, 
along with four other NPA board directors, engaged in corrupt 
practices and self-enrichment by converting millions of dollars of 
government funds to personal use, and exceeding their approval 
authority for contracts issued by NPA in contravention of a 
Presidential order.  The judge provided no option to pay a fine in 
lieu of imprisonment, and the jail terms will run concurrently.  The 
two and one-half year prison sentence without option of fines 
ensures that the defendants will remain in jail until George's legal 
team obtains a court decision on their appeal, preventing any 
opportunity for the delay tactics often employed when defendants 
remain free on bail. 
 
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INDICTMENT STEMS FROM 2005 
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3. (SBU) The EFCC, under former Chairman Nuhu Ribadu, had indicted 
Chief Olabode George in 2005 for corrupt practices committed while 
he was the Chairman of the NPA Board. George responded with a libel 
suit against EFCC and two newspapers that published the indictment. 
During the civil case hearings, former EFCC investigator Hassan 
Bamanga provided testimony on damaging corruption allegations 
against George.  Armed with his testimony and other EFCC evidence, 
former EFCC Counsel Rotimi Jacobs filed a criminal case against 
George and the four others in Lagos Federal High Court. 
 
4. (SBU) In August 2008, George's case was assigned to presiding 
Justice Olabunmi Oyewole who has a reputation for preventing 
frivolous appeals by defense attorneys who attempt to delay court 
cases with multiple motions and appeals while their clients remain 
free on bail. (N.B.: Under the EFCC Establishment Act of 2004, 
Federal High Court Registrars designate specialized judges to handle 
EFCC cases in an expedited manner. END NOTE.)  After she took over 
as EFCC chairman in June 2008, Farida Waziri removed Barrister 
Jacobs, a close ally of Ribadu, from the case, and contracted Festus 
Keyamo, a prominent lawyer who had successfully defended cases 
against EFCC the previous year to prosecute the case. 
 
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JUDGE PLAYS MAJOR ROLE 
---------------------- 
 
5. (SBU) Over the past two years, the case steadily progressed, 
thanks primarily to Justice Oyewole, who has a reputation as one of 
the best financial crimes lawyers in Nigeria.  On charges where the 
EFCC did not present sufficient evidence, Oyewole used his legal and 
judicial interpretive skills to find a prima facie case based on the 
magnitude of the defendants' level of corruption, abuse of office, 
and flagrant refusal to obey a presidential order.  (N.B.:  Oyewole 
received extensive support and training in 2005 from a former DOJ 
Resident Legal Advisor (RLA) who provided training for the judiciary 
to manage complex financial crime cases.  END NOTE.) 
Qto manage complex financial crime cases.  END NOTE.) 
 
6. (SBU) Justice Oyewole has played a key role in the development of 
the jurisprudence for financial crimes in Nigeria and presided over 
most cases in the EFCC Law Report.  Oyewole presided over the 
biggest EFCC fraud case, Banco Noereste Brazil, obtaining two 
convictions for influential Nigerian businessmen Mike Anajemba and 
Emmanuel Nwude, who defrauded 242 million dollars from their 
Brazilian business partner in an advance fee scam.  He also 
convicted cyber criminals, despite impediments to the admissibility 
of electronic evidence in Nigerian courts. 
 
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COMMENT 
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7. (SBU) Olabode George's conviction is a testament to Judge 
Oyewole's strict approach to managing complex financial crime cases, 
and demonstrates what can happen when effective EFCC investigators 
and prosecutors work closely with competent judges without outside 
 
ABUJA 00002002  002 OF 002 
 
 
interference. 
 
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