The forgery charges against Uche Ogah were withdrawn by the court on October 10, Monday
However, the operatives of the EFCC have arrested Ogah due to the petition of complainant in his case
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Uche Ogah, the president Masters Energy Oil and Gas Limited, in the Lagos State Magistrates’ Court, Sahara Reporters say.
He was picked up immediately as he left the courtroom after the forgery accusations brought against him by the police were withdrawn.
Ogah, who was announced winner of the last governorship poll in Abia state by Justice Okon Abang of a Federal High Court in Abuja on June 27 was, on June 16, detained by the police for supposed forgery.
However, on October 10, the court dropped out the charges.
Henry Obiazi, the police prosecutor, told the presiding magistrate, Kikelomo Ayeye, that he had the instruction of the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, to drop the charges against Ogah and his co-defendants.
Obiazi stated: “I am instructed by the IGP to withdraw this case, as the issue is pending with the SFU.”
The accusations were therefore struck out by the court.
Meanwhile, as the politician stepped out of the court room, he was arrested by the waiting operatives of the anti-graft agency, who drove him away in their vehicle.
The EFCC source said that the agency had received an appeal from the complainant in the case against Ogah.
He added that the politician was being questioned, continuing that others would also be summoned.
“That you, Masters Energy Oil and Gas Limited, Uche Ogah, and others at large sometime in March 2011 at Ikeja, in the Lagos Magisterial District, did conspire among yourselves to wit: forgery,” the charges read.
“That you, Masters Energy Oil and Gas Limited, Uche Ogah, and others at large, on the same date, time, place and in the aforementioned magisterial district, did forge the signature of one Mrs. Bridget Adeosun and a document known as MoU between Mut-Hass Petroleum Limited and Masters Energy Oil and Gas Limited, with an intent that it may be in any way used or acted upon as genuine.
“That you, Deji Somoye, United Bank for Africa and others still at large, sometime in August 2011, at UBA regional office, Palmgrove, in the Lagos Magisterial District, did knowing that Masters Energy Oil and Gas Limited designed to commit an offence, failed to use all reasonable means to prevent the commission or the completion of the crime.”
The other defendants in the case which the police dropped out against Ogah were his company, Masters Energy Oil and Gas Limited; and an ex-employee of United Bank for Africa, Deji Somoye.
They were blamed for conspiring with some people still at large to forge a Memorandum of Understanding between Masters Energy Oil and Gas Limited and Mut-Hass Petroleum Limited sometime in March 2011.
Ogah and others were supposed to have forged the signature of one Bridget Adeosun.
Meanwhile, the defendants pleaded not guilty; after which they were granted the bail in the sum of N200,000 each, with one surety each in like sum.
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