Tuesday 7 June 2011

The Charges Against Dimeji Bankole

The Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission, EFCC,
Tuesday, filed a 16-count criminal
charge against the embattled
former speaker of the House of
Representatives, Dimeji Bankole,
before a Federal High Court in
sitting in Abuja.
Below are 10 out of the 16-count
charge.
Count 1: That you, Dimeji Bankole
and others now at large on or
about the 28th of May, 2008,
within the jurisdiction of Federal
High Court, being Body of
Principal officers of the House of
Representatives responsible for
the approval of contracts in the
House of Representatives, with
intent to defraud, did conspire
amongst yourselves to inflate the
cost of 400 units of 40-inch
Samsung (LNS. 341) television
sets by approving the purchase
of the said item at the rate of
N525,000.00 per unit, instead of
the prevailing market price of
N295,000.00 and thereby
committed an offence contrary to
Section 58(4)(a) of the Public
Procurement Act No. 14 of 2007
and punishable under Section
58(5) of the same Act.
Count 2: That you, Dimeji Bankole
and others now at large,
sometime in 2008, within the
jurisdiction of the Federal High
Court, being Body of Principal
officers of the House of
Representatives responsible for
the approval of contracts in the
House of Representatives, with
intent to defraud, did inflate the
cost of 400 units of 40-inch
Samsung (LNS. 341) television
sets from N295,000.00 per unit
(being the prevailing market
price) to N525,000.00 per unit
and thereby committed an
offence contrary to Section 58(4)
(b) of the Public Procurement Act
No. 14 of 2007 and punishable
under Section 58(5) of the same
Act.
Count 3: That you, Dimeji
Bankole and others now at large,
on or about the 28th of May,
2008 within the jurisdiction of
the Federal High Court, being
Body of Principal officers of the
House of Representatives
responsible for the approval of
contracts in the House of
Representatives, with intent to
defraud, rigged the bid for the
procurement of 400 units of 40-
inch Samsung (LNS. 341)
television sets by refusal to
follow all the procedures
prescribed for public
procurements in Sections 17 to
56 of the Public Procurement Act
No.14 of 2007, leading to a loss
of value to the national treasury
and thereby committed an
offence contrary to Section 58(4)
(e) of the Public Procurement Act,
No.14 of 2007 and punishable
under Section 58(5) of the same
Act.
Count 4: That you, Dimeji Bankole
and others now at large on or
about the 28th of May, 2008,
within the jurisdiction of Federal
High Court, being Body of
Principal officers of the House of
Representatives responsible for
the approval of contracts in the
House of Representatives, with
intent to defraud, did conspire
amongst yourselves to inflate the
cost of 800 units of Desktop
Computers (HP Compaq dc 5700)
by approving the purchase of the
said item at the rate of
N330,000.00 per unit, instead of
the prevailing market price of
N160,000.00 per unit and
thereby committed an offence
contrary to Section 58(4)(a) of
the Public Procurement Act No.
14 of 2007 and punishable
under Section 58(5) of the same
Act.
Count 5: That you, Dimeji
Bankole and others now at large,
sometime in 2008, within the
jurisdiction of the Federal High
Court, being Body of Principal
officers of the House of
Representatives responsible for
the approval of contracts in the
House of Representatives, with
intent to defraud, did inflate the
cost of 800 units of Desktop
Computers (HP Compaq dc 5700)
from N160,000.00 per unit
(being the prevailing market
price) to N330,000.00 per unit
and thereby committed an
offence contrary to Section 58(4)
(b) of the Public Procurement Act
No. 14 of 2007 and punishable
under Section 58(5) of the same
Act.
Count 6: That you, Dimeji
Bankole and others now at large,
on or about the 28th of May,
2008 within the jurisdiction of
the Federal High Court, being
Body of Principal officers of the
House of Representatives
responsible for the approval of
contracts in the House of
Representatives, with intent to
defraud, rigged the bid for the
purchase of 800 units of Desktop
Computers (HP Compaq dc 5700)
by refusal to follow all the
procedures prescribed for public
procurements in Sections 17 to
56 of the Public Procurement Act
No.14 of 2007, leading to a loss
of value to the national treasury
and thereby committed an
offence contrary to Section 58(4)
(e) of the Public Procurement Act,
No.14 of 2007 and punishable
under Section 58(5) of the same
Act.
Count 7 : That you, Dimeji
Bankole and others now at large
on or about the 28th of May,
2008, within the jurisdiction of
Federal High Court, being Body of
Principal officers of the House of
Representatives responsible for
the approval of contracts in the
House of Representatives, with
intent to defraud, did conspire
amongst yourselves to inflate the
cost of 100 units of Sharp Digital
Copier 5316 by approving the
purchase of the said item at the
rate of N270,000.00 per unit,
instead of the prevailing market
price of N160,000.00 and
thereby committed an offence
contrary to Section 58(4)(a) of
the Public Procurement Act No.
14 of 2007 and punishable
under Section 58(5) of the same
Act.
Count 8 :That you, Dimeji Bankole
and others now at large,
sometime in 2008, within the
jurisdiction of the Federal High
Court, being Body of Principal
officers of the House of
Representatives responsible for
the approval of contracts in the
House of Representatives, with
intent to defraud, did inflate the
cost of 100 units of Sharp Digital
Copier 5316 from N160,000.00
per unit (being the prevailing
market price) to N270,000.00 per
unit and thereby committed an
offence contrary to Section 58(4)
(b) of the Public Procurement Act
No. 14 of 2007 and punishable
under Section 58(5) of the same
Act.
Count 9 : That you, Dimeji
Bankole and others now at large,
on or about the 28th of May,
2008 within the jurisdiction of
the Federal High Court, being
Body of Principal officers of the
House of Representatives
responsible for the approval of
contracts in the House of
Representatives, with intent to
defraud, rigged the bid for the
purchase of 100 units of Sharp
Digital Copier 5316 by refusal to
follow all the procedures
prescribed for public
procurements in Sections 17 to
56 of the Public Procurement Act
No.14 of 2007, leading to a loss
of value to the national treasury
and thereby committed an
offence contrary to Section 58(4)
(e) of the Public Procurement Act,
No.14 of 2007 and punishable
under Section 58(5) of the same
Act.
Count 10 : That you, Dimeji
Bankole and others now at large
on or about the 28th of May,
2008, within the jurisdiction of
Federal High Court, being Body of
Principal officers of the House of
Representatives responsible for
the approval of contracts in the
House of Representatives, with
intent to defraud, did conspire
amongst yourselves to inflate the
cost of 400 units of HP Laserjet
2600N by approving the
purchase of the said item at the
rate of N150,000.00 per unit,
instead of the prevailing market
price of N60,000.00 and thereby
committed an offence contrary to
Section 58(4)(a) of the Public
Procurement Act No. 14 of 2007
and punishable under Section
58(5) of the same Act.

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