Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, Head, Media & Publicity of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has
announced that the Commission has arrested one Jonathan Ibinabo Alatoru, a self-acclaimed pastor and Chief
Executive Officer of Chemtronics Nigeria Limited for conspiracy, forgery and
obtaining money by false pretense to the tune of N200 million.
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| JONATHAN IBINABO ALATORU |
The 55-year-old suspect, was arrested by
operatives of EFCC in a sting operation on Thursday, November 26, 2015, in
Abuja, he had earlier jumped the administrative bail granted him by the
Commission.
Mr. Alatoru had been awarded a N1.7billion contract which
was supposed to be completed within a year by the Ministry of Niger Delta
Affairs, Abuja for the construction of a skill acquisition centre at Igualeba,
Orhiomwon LGA, in Edo State. His contract was, however, terminated in 2011 when
he could not finish the contract after 18 months.
The suspect thereafter allegedly approached
Sterling Bank Plc for a N200 million bank facility with some documents
purported to have emanated from the Ministry to fulfill the requirements to
obtain the bank facility, these included the Certificate of Occupancy, C of O,
of a property located in the G.R.A., Ikeja area of Lagos and another mortgage
agreement letter as collateral in 2012. The EFCC also alleges that the suspect
also presented a forged domiciliation payment letter, accepting that the
proceeds of the contract would be remitted to the bank to service the loan.
The EFCC investigation, however, show that both the
C of O and Mortgage agreement letter belonged to the late Vice-Admiral
Babatunde Elegbede, a former military Governor of Cross River State, who died
in 1994. The EFCC also allege that the suspect connived with one Ndubuisi Egbe
Unah, who is currently facing trial before a Federal High Court, Abuja, and
some staff of the bank to perpetrate the fraud. The suspect will be charged to
court soon.
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