PHOTONEWS: Air Vice Marshal Rufus A. Ojuawo In Court With Full Airforce Regalia, EFCC Docks Him For N40m Bribe

Air Vice Marshal Rufus A. Ojuawo

Air Vice Marshal Rufus A. Ojuawo, a serving officer of the Nigerian Airforce, who is being prosecuted by the EFCC at the FCT High Court, Apo Abuja for fraud. 

He came to court in his full Airforce regalia. 

Indeed, with EFCC, nobody is above the law. 

Therefore, in line with its relentless efforts to bringing corrupt public officers to book, the EFCC, on June 23, 2016, arraigned Air Vice Marshal Rufus. A. Ojuawu, a former Director of Operations, Nigerian Air Force, NAF, before Justice M. B. Idris of the Federal Capital Territory( FCT) High Court sitting in Apo, Abuja on a two-count charge bordering on bribery to the tune of N40, 000,000.00( Forty Million Naira). 

Ojuawo, while being the Director of Operations, Nigerian Air Force, NAF, had, in March, 2015, allegedly collected the sum of N40, 000,000.00 (Forty Million Naira Only) and a Range Rover Sport Utility Vehicle as gratification from one Hima Abubakar of Societe D’Equipment Internationaux Nigeria Limited, a contractor with the NAF. 

The offence contravenes Section 17(a)of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act 2000 and is punishable under Section17(c)of the same Act.