An Ikeja Special Offences Court has directed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to submit an investigative report and the electronic statement (e-statement) of Keystone Bank with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in the ongoing N20 billion fraud trial of former AMCON Managing Director, Ahmed Kuru. Justice Rahman Oshodi made the order on Tuesday, setting the stage for a critical evidentiary review ahead of the next hearing.
Justice Oshodi’s ruling stems from a request by the defence team, led by Senior Advocate Olasupo Shasore (SAN), at the previous sitting. According to court records, Shasore “had applied that the prosecution avail the defence with additional proof of evidence.” The judge agreed that access to the investigative report and bank e-statement was essential for the defence to prepare adequately.
“The court said the ruling would shape the next phase of the trial, ensuring that the defence had full access to the prosecution’s evidence ahead of further proceedings,” noted the bench before adjourning the case until October 6, 2025. The order compels the EFCC to serve both the court and defence counsel with the requested documents.
POLITICS NIGERIA recalls that Kuru, alongside Sigma Golf Nigeria Ltd., was first arraigned on February 11, 2025, on an amended six-count charge that includes conspiracy to steal, stealing, and transfer of property derived from stealing with intent to conceal its origin.
While Kuru pleaded not guilty, Sigma Golf entered a guilty plea under a plea-bargain agreement and was convicted.The court subsequently ordered the forfeiture of all the company’s interests in a block of Keystone Bank shares to the Federal Government.
According to the EFCC, the alleged offences took place in 2016. The commission alleges that Kuru and his co-conspirators “dishonestly converted N20 billion, the property of AMCON, through Heritage Bank Ltd., to the use of Sigma Golf for the acquisition of Keystone Bank Ltd.”
Furthermore, EFCC stated that “Sigma Golf and the others transferred N10 billion derived directly from the stealing, with the aim of concealing the origin of the said sum and evading the legal consequences.”
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