A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has exonerated former Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Magu, of laundering N573 million, with the aid of one Pastor Emmanuel Omale of the Divine Hand of God Prophetic Ministry and his wife, Deborah.
Magu allegedly paid N573 million into Omale’s church’s account, which was reportedly used to purchase a property in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.
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The allegation came to light during the investigation of Magu by the Justice Isa Salami-led presidential investigation panel.
In a judgment on Tuesday, following a suit marked: FCT/HC/CV2541/2020, filed by Omale, his wife and the church, Justice Yusuf Halilu exonerated the former EFCC boss of the charge of money laundering.
He noted that the evidence before his court showed that Omale’s bank admitted error in its report to the NFIU, of entries in Divine Hand of God Prophetic Ministry’s account.
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The judge further held that the bank claimed that the purported N573 million was wrongly reflected, as a credit entry in Divine Hand of God Prophetic Ministry’s account by its reporting system, which it recently upgraded.
Justice Halilu also observed that the error had done incalculable damage to the reputation of Pastor Omale, his wife, and their church.
