EFCC Comparative Exemption of Ex-Nhis Boss in Money Other Intrum Charge

The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has appealed the decision to release the former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Olumi Thomas, for money laundering.

Judge Olayinka Faji from the Federal High Court, Lagos, on July 24, was dismissed and released Thomas on charges of money laundering.

The judge, in his decision, stated that EFCC failed to prove accusations against former NHIS boss without doubt.

He ordered the commission to release the funds confiscated from Thomas to him within 14 days.

However, in the 11-landed appeal submitted in the appeal court, Lagos, by its main advisor, Ekele Iheanacho (San), EFCC showed that the judge was wrong in the law with the declaration that they did not prove without a reasonable doubt of the accusations of respondents.

Appeal notification is seen by journalists on Tuesday.

It reads: “At the closing of the prosecution case, both the trial judge being studied and the honorable court found that the applicant appealed to the Prima Facie case that required respondents to enter his defense and offer an explanation of the source of the number of $ 2,198,000.00 (two million, one hundred and ninety -eight dollars.

“In part 19 (5) Laws on Economic and Financial Crimes (Establishment) if people who are accused of having disproportionate resources or property with their known sources of income, or they get an increase to their financial resources or property, the burden of giving a satisfactory account about how he makes money or obtains a shift in the appreciation to him.

“Explanation by people who are accused must be proven to make sense before the burden of the accused person can be said to be exhausted.”