The Federal High Court Sitting in Lagos has ordered the interim attachment of funds allegedly belonging to an oil company, Ontario Oil and Gas, over alleged fraudulent sale of refined petroleum.
In its application, the commission listed Ontario Oil and Gas Ltd, and it’s Managing Director, Mrs Ada Ugo-Ngadi, as the first and second respondents respectively.
An affidavit of urgency deposed to by an investigating officer of the EFCC, one Mr Abdukarim Acheneje, in support of the ex parte motion chronicled the events leading to the application.
It read, “That the EFCC received a petition from one Barrister Joan Ganadanu against the second respondent, complaining of fraud, diversion, and conversion of proceeds of sale of refined petroleum products valued at N1.96 billion.
“That the petition alleged that the first respondent is a customer to Union Bank Plc, of stallion plaza branch, Marina Lagos.
“That Union Bank granted a loan facility to the first respondent in the tune of 70 million dollars to import and/or purchase locally refined petroleum products PMS, DPK and AGO.
“That the loan was to be repaid from sale of the products and the second respondent guaranteed repayment of the said loan personally.
“That further investigations revealed that the respondents have lifted the product on the order financed by the bank for 10,000 metric tons of AGO, since July 2016.
“That the respondents have sold same, but have refused to lodge the proceeds in the company’s account, and pay back the facility to Union Bank.
“That the respondents have refused to authorise Union Bank to repossess the unloaded order of PMS from the Petroleum Products Marketing Company.
“That the respondents have breached the terms of transactions between them and union bank.
“That investigations reveal that the respondents instead, diverted the funds to the account of Renoir Logistics Ltd, and intelligence further reveals that Ontario Oil and Gas has an outstanding 15,000 metric tons of DPK and 5,000 metric tons of PMS.
“That intelligence report gathered shows that the respondents are on the verge of dispensing with the said properties and that the order of the court is urgently needed to attach the property mentioned in paragraph nine.
“That unless the application is urgently heard and determined, the respondent will tamper with the property sought to be attached,”
After reading the affidavit in support of the ex parte originating summons, and after hearing Nkereuwem Anana, counsel for the EFCC, Justice Shagari ordered “That the property mentioned in paragraph nine of the affidavit viz, Renoir Logistics Ltd currently under investigation be interim attached/forfeited pending the determination of the investigation and possible prosecution of the case.
“That the said property attached/forfeited, ad-interim be managed and controlled by the EFCC.”
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