The Lagos Zonal Command the EFCC on Wednesday, August 24, 2022, charged Lucky Uchechukwu Ndukwe, a director with Cubana Group, close by one Precious Omonkhoa Ofure before Justice O.A. Fadipe of the Special Offenses Court sitting in Ikeja, for an offense verging on trick to launder and illegal tax avoidance.
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Ndukwe, otherwise called Cubana Prime Minister, and Ofure were captured as of late by agents of the Commission, following valid knowledge got about their contribution in the deceitful movement.
Things recuperated from them incorporate the amount of $164, 000. 00 (One Hundred and Sixty-4,000 Dollars), iPhone cell phones and PCs.
The charge against them peruses: “That you, Precious Omonkhoa Ofure and Lucky Uchechukwu Ndukwe, at some point in 2021 in Lagos, inside the ward of this Honorable Court, schemed among yourselves and washed a total
amount of $164,000 (One Hundred and Sixty-4,000 Dollars), which structure part of $256,314 (Two Hundred and Fifty-6,000, Three Hundred and Fourteen United States Dollars) deceitfully got by bogus notion from one Elena Bogomaz, a Canadian Citizen, and changed over the false cash into the United States Dollars with the assistance of a Bureau De ChangeOperator, which was then credited into the ledger of Casa Cubana Estate Limited and Lucky Uchechukwu Ndukwe individually for the acquisition of two and landed properties and serious an offense in spite of Section 330 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011.”
During their arraignment today, Ndukwe “argued not blameworthy”, while Ofure argued “liable” to the charge. Thus, the indictment counsel, M.K.Bashir, checked on current realities of the case and supplicated that the respondent, Ofure, be condemned in like manner.
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Conveying judgment, Justice Fadipe viewed Ofure to be blameworthy and condemned him to three years detainment on two counts of trick and tax evasion, with a choice of a fine of Two Million Naira (N2,000,000.00) and 100 hours of local area administration.
While responding to the news posted by a blog on Instagram, Obi Cubana asked why his photograph was remembered for the reports. “What amount did they pay you individuals to incorporate my photograph? I see what you are doing.”
