Unic Press UK: The Nigerian government has filed a six-count charge against Nwali Sylvester Ngwuta, a Justice of the Supreme Court (JSC).
The six-count charge relates to money laundering, age falsification, forgery and corruption.
Judge Ngwuta was among the judges’ who were arrested and detained by the Department of State Services (DSS) few weeks’ ago.
Count one: Money Laundering, contrary to Section 15 (2) (d) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2011 (as amended) and punishable under Section 15 (3) of the same Act
Particulars of offence
Sylvester Nwali Ngwuta, adult, ‘M’, 65 years, of No. 2 Yellow Houses, Supreme Court Quarters, Off Shehu Shagari Way, Central District, Abuja, on or about the 8th day of October, 2016 within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, retained in your possession the sum of thirty-five million, three hundred and fifty-eight thousand naira (NGN35,358,000.00) which sum forms part of the proceeds of an unlawful act and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 15 (2) (d) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2011 (as amended).
Count two: Money laundering, contrary to Section 15 (2) (d) of the Money Laundering Prohibition) Act 2011 (as amended) and punishable under Section 15 (3) of the same Act
Particulars of offence
Sylvester Nwali Ngwuta, adult, ‘Mי, 65 years of No. 2 Yellow Houses, Supreme Court Quarters, Off Shehu Shagari Way, Central District, Abuja, on or about the 8th day of October, 2016 within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, retained in your possession the sum of three hundred and nineteen thousand five hundred and ninety-six United States of America ($319,596.00) dollars which sum forms part of the proceeds of an unlawful act and you thereby committed an offence contrary to section 15 (2) (d) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2011 (as amended)
Count three: Money laundering, contrary to section 15(2)(d) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2011 (as amended) and punishable under Section 15 (3) of the same Act
Particulars of offence
Sylvester Nwali Ngwuta, adult, ‘M’, 65 years, of No. 2 Yellow Houses, Supreme Court Quarters, off Shehu Shagari Way, Central District, Abuja, on or about the 8th day of October, 2016 within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, retained in your possession the sum of twenty-five thousand nine hundred and fifteen pounds sterling (GBP 25,915) which sum forms part of the proceeds of an unlawful act and you thereby committed an offence contrary section 15 (2)(d) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2011 (as amended).
Court four: Offences with respect to Passports contrary to Section 10 (a)(1) of the Immigration Act 2015 and punishable under Section 10 (1) of the Act
Particulars of offence
Sylvester Nwali Ngwuta, adult, M, 65 years, of No. 2 Yellow Houses, Supreme Court Quarters, off Shehu Shagari Way, Central District, Abuja, FCT, on 8th October 2016 at Abuja within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, had in your possession, two valid diplomatic passports and you thereby committed an offence contrary to section 10 (1) (a) of the Immigration Act 2015.
Count five: Offences with respect to Passports contrary to Section 10 (l) (a) of the immigration Act 2015 punishable under Section 10 (1) of the Act
Particulars of offence
Sylvester Nwali Ngwuta, adult ‘M’, 65 years, of No. 2 Yellow Houses Supreme Court Quarters, Off Shehu Shagari Way, Central District Abua, FCT, on 17 September 2014 at Abuja within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, you knowingly made a false statement to the passport office concerning your date of birth for the purpose of procuring an additional diplomatic passport for yourself and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 10(1)(c) of the Immigration Act.
Count six: Offences with respect to Passports contrary to section 10 (1) (d) of the Immigration Act 2015 punishable under Section 10 (1) of the same Act
Particulars of offence
Sylvester Nwali Ngwuta, adult male, 65 years, of No. 2 Yellow Houses, Supreme Court Quarters, Off Shehu Way, Central District, Abuja, FCT, on September 17, 2014 within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, you submitted multiple application forms to one or more passport offices with the intention of obtaining multiple diplomatic passports for yourself and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 10 (1) (d) of the Immigration Act 2015 and Punishable under Section 10 (1) of the same Act.
