N233M SURE-P FRAUD: ICPC arraigns UK-based surgeon; Reuben Obaro and wife; Ayo

N233M SURE-P FRAUD:
ICPC arraigns UK-based surgeon; Reuben Obaro and wife; Ayo
The suspects are facing eight charges before Justice A. O. Ebong of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, of allegedly committing several offences including misleading officers of the ICPC, frustrating investigation and misappropriating funds meant for the establishment of a stroke centre in Nigeria being funded through the defunct Subsidy Re-investment Empowerment Programme.
Details of the case revealed that the couple had allegedly proposed to SURE-P the establishment of a specialised stroke centre for the management of the rising incidence of stroke among Nigerians to be run by them for the government.
However, N185m out of that money they had received was purportedly used for the payment for a plot of land which documents revealed had been theirs since 2013.
They were also accused of embezzling N11.6m of the SURE-P seed grant, which they used to procure a Toyota Prado jeep for their personal use.
Counsel for the Obaros, J.M. Egwuonwu (SAN), urged the court to sustain their administrative bail after they had pleaded not guilty to all the counts after they were read to them.
Justice Ebong ruled for the stay of the administrative bail granted earlier to the accused persons by ICPC.
The case was adjourned till June 30 for further hearing.
@ Punch Newspaper