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REVEALED: USA WANTED FRAUDSTER LULU ENABOIFO RUNS DELTA STATE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES FROM BEHIND THE SCENE

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Men with wealth are envied, envied beyond the shores of their imaginations. It makes men of class and lower status stands to give accolades to its bearer, especially when it flows effortlessly. It doesn’t matter if it’s gotten by hook or crook as long as its stream never gets dry. This is exactly the world of multi-millionaire Olutokunbo Enaboifo alias Sir Lulu, who has always found a way to reinvent himself into the consciousness of the ruling class in Delta State, beginning from 1999 when his bosom friends, James Ibori mounted the saddle, and invited him to partake of the national cake.

Since then, he has not looked back, even though he went underground during Ibori’s incarceration but has found his way back into the system, we can authoritatively reveal. Sir Lulu, the Chairman/CEO of Mega Structures Nigeria Limited, an Edo man, is currently one of the most powerful men in Delta, so powerful that commissioners and heads of MDAs tremble before him, due to his closeness to the corridors of power.

Even though Mr. Kenneth Onyemaka is the Managing Director of the Delta State Signage and Advertising Agency (DESAA), the real mask behind the MD is Lulu, who is the undesignated Chairman of the company that brought the idea to Delta State while another top shot in the state behind the scene acts as the Vice Chairman of the company. Lulu, a fugitive fraudster in the United States is currently wanted for credit card fraud, conspiracy and abetting in a US District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in 1986 on two counts.

Enaboifo as he was known in the US before changing his name to Lulu, was a student of Temple University in Philadelphia and was arrested on August 8th 1986 at 5702 North Oaks Boulevard, North Brunswick, New Jersey. A copy of the charge sheet stated that, “ from on or about April 1 1986 to or about June 2, 1986, at Philadelphia, in Eastern District of Pennsylvania and elsewhere, defendants Charles Ola and Olutokunbo Enaboifo knowingly, intentionally and unlawfully did conspire, combine, confederate and agree together with each other, and with other persons known and unknown to this grand jury to attempt to execute a scheme and artifice to defraud Philadelphia Savings Fund Society (PSFS of moneys in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1344 (a) (1)”. Following his indictment and knowing he would be jailed, he bolted from the US to Nigeria. His co criminal had earlier run away from the US for fear of being jailed. Using his company called Swift Ventures Limited (SVL), competent sources revealed that this Delta big boy practically rakes in millions into his private pocket alongside his partner, while declaring peanuts to the management. In setting up DESAA according to our findings, an initial sum of N80 million was allegedly borrowed by SVL from First City Monument Bank (FCMB) with a mandate to generate over N1 billion yearly, which will be shared between the State Government and the company. To run the agency, Lulu brought in his nephew, Mr. Victor Umoh to work as the Chief Operating Officer/Executive Director. We gathered that since its inception, Lulu and his gang found a way of circumventing the mode of payment, by boycotting the platform payment and using manual method, were the money goes into their private pockets. Most of these payments made are not in the financial books, stated a reliable source. The minimum rate for directional signs in the state is N80,000, while companies like T-Energy, that make use of solar panel in the signage pay higher.

Zenith Bank also paid heavily to have their signage on the major roads, according to another source. An insider confided in us that MTN Nigeria was evaluated to owe N4 million in their signage but only N2.5 million was recorded in the office financial books. As at March, we gathered that only the sum of N15 million has been generated by DESAA, an amount which those familiar with the workings described as “peanuts compared to the original amount they have collected”.

It is not clear if the State Governor is aware that Lulu is the face behind DESAA, who despite having a free hand to generate revenue for the state and share profit, still has a whooping N30 million given to them in the 2018 budget, to play around with. Even though Lulu enjoys his freedom back in Nigeria, his sentence in US is likely to continue, anytime he steps his feet there. In February 24th 2004, the US Attorney’s office re-opened Enaboifo’s case and requested for sentencing in absentia through series of motions and sentencing memoranda. On April 15 2004 a judgment in a criminal case was entered against him where the Judge ruled that “Olutokunbo Enaboifo be sentenced to a term of six months incarceration for Counts one and two to run concurrently and that a fine of $1,000 be imposed and entered against the defendant”. When we contacted one of the anti-corruption agencies of the government, they expressed surprise that the fraudster is still relevant in the scheme of things and continued the fraud.

They pleaded that a petition be forwarded to them, for them to take necessary actions. A US diplomatic source however disclosed to our correspondent that they may ask for the extradition of Sir Lulu, once the embassy receives petition to that effect, in relevance to the extradition law. When we contacted him on his 0802290**** known line; it never connected. His life of fraud is spread almost everywhere in Delta, though silently.

 

To be continued……….

 

Additional Information From Secrets Reporter.

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YAHAYA BELLO: PAYMENT OF SCHOOL FEES: SETTING THE RECORDS STRAIGHT 

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NO AMOUNT OF BLACKMAIL WILL MAKE HE YAHAYA BELLO ‘COME THROUGH THE BACKDOOR’

 

 

On Tuesday, 23rd April 2024, Mr. Olanipekun Olukoyede, in a conduct which we view as unbecoming of a Legal Practitioner, organised a press conference where he alleged (amongst other outrightly defamatory statements) that His Excellency, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, withdrew cash from the Kogi State Government Account, sent same to Bureau De Change Operators and then used same to pay the school fees of his children in advance.

 

According to Olukoyede, the payment was made just about the time the former Governor was to leave office.

 

Since the said press conference, receipts of payments of the said fees bearing the names of His Excellency’s Children and those of other family members, who separately paid their fees, have been flying all over the internet.

 

While we reserve our rights to seek redress against the said defamatory statements, permit us to briefly state the following for the purpose of setting the records straight:

 

1. His Excellency, Yahaya Bello’s children have attended the American International School, Abuja well before he became Governor and he has paid fees for his children as and when due and without fail.

 

2. His Excellency, Alhaji Yahaya Bello did not pay the sum of USD720,000 as alleged by the EFCC Chairman or USD840,000 as is being bandied about on the internet.

 

3. The payment of the fees was not effected at about the time his Excellency was to leave office as claimed by Mr. Olukoyede but same commenced in 2021.

 

3. Alhaji Yahaya Bello DID NOT pay the fees of his Children with monies from the Coffers of the Kogi State Government.

 

4. When the EFCC approached the American International School Abuja (AISA) to illegally recover funds legitimately paid by Alhaji Yahaya Bello and other family members, a member of the family challenged the EFCC’s unlawful acts to recover funds legitimately paid. The FCT High Court, in Suit No. FCT/HC/2574/2023 between: Mr. Ali Bello v. The Incorporated Trustees of American International School, Abuja, held that AISA could not lawfully and unilaterally refund to a third party, including the EFCC, fees paid by the parties to the suit.

 

The Court subsequently mandated AISA to continue to provide the services it had been paid with respect to the fees.

 

From the foregoing, it is clear that no money belonging to Alhaji Yahaya Bello or his family members with regard to school fees has been recovered by the EFCC.

 

5. Now, let it be known that, contrary to misleading narratives by the EFCC, all the documents published online i.e. receipts and letters, that the EFCC has released online, in furtherance of its unrelenting persecution of the former Governor, are documents filed by lawyers in the suit instituted on behalf of Alhaji Yahaya Bello and others who paid fees for their wards under the Advance Fee Payment Agreement with AISA.

Those documents, having been filed by his lawyers, are thus public documents, which shows that his Excellency, Yahaya Bello, has nothing to hide with regard to the payment of advance fees for his children. This unending harassment and persecution, even while in office, were among key reasons he sought to enforce his fundamental human rights.

 

6. We state that the payment of these fees and the legitimacy thereof is the subject matter of Charge No. FHC/CR/573/2022, filed by the EFCC since 15th December 2022 at the Federal High Court, Abuja. The Charge is pending and the Court has yet to make any finding or convicted anyone in respect of the said sum.

 

7. It is imperative to remind Mr. Olukoyede, who is a Lawyer, that once parties have submitted a dispute to the Court, they are to shun all actions and statements that may prejudice the hearing of the matter or the mind of the Court.

 

8. Since the matter is sub judice, we say no more, we await the EFCC’s proof of the allegations in Court, which is the only venue where the proof of these allegations matter.

 

9. We thank Nigerians who have recognised the obvious desperation of the EFCC boss to convict the former Governor by all means in the Court of public opinion rather than in the law court, as personal vendetta, with the connivance of like minds, and not a fight against corruption.

 

10.We implore others who might have been misled by their shenanigans not to be fooled by mischievous narratives but to

follow the case through until justice is served.

 

11. Finally, our Principal, Yahaya Bello, doesn’t visit law enforcement agencies “through the backdoor”. He has insisted on following due process in line with the rule of law. No amount of blackmail will intimidate him.

 

Thank you.

 

Signed

Ohiare Michael

MEDIA OFFICE,

HE YAHAYA BELLO

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Commissioner for Justice, Zacchaeus Adangor Resigns After Being Redeployed By Governor Fubara.

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Commissioner for Justice and Attorney-General of Rivers State, Zacchaeus Adangor has rejected his redeployment as Commissioner for Special Duties.

Zacchaeus also tendered his resignation from the state executive council.

Zacchaeus had, on 14 December, resigned his position as the Attorney-General of the state following the face-off between Governor Sim Fubara and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike.

Zacchaeus and other commissioners who resigned due to the political crisis in the state, however, returned to the government after being reconfirmed by the state House of Assembly.

Fubara, earlier in the week, reshuffled his cabinet and redeployed Zacchaeus as the commissioner for Special Duties (Governor’s Office).

In a letter sighted by DAILY POST and addressed to the Secretary to the Rivers State government, Zacchaeus rejected his new office.

Zacchaeus, a strong ally of Wike, in his resignation letter, accused Governor Fubara of interfering with the performance of his duties as Attorney General of the state.

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Just in: Senator Ayogu Eze Dies At 65

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Famous former lawmaker, Senator Ayogu Eze, is dead. He died at the age of 65.

Ayogu represented Enugu North in the Senate during which time he played key role of the image maker of the Senate.

He died in an Abuja hospital after a protracted illness.

Sources squealed that Ayogu had been down, a situation that made him unable to attend his child’s wedding ceremony held earlier in the year in Lagos State.

He was a founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, before he defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC, where he ran for Enugu State governorship election.

In the Senate, he was appointed chairman of the senate committee on Information and Media, making him the official spokesperson of the senate in 2007.

After his reelection to the senate in 2011, he was appointed chairman of the committee on works.

Eze also served as a member of committees on Police Affairs, National Planning, Marine Transport and Federal Character & Inter-Government Affairs.

In May last year, the Senate confirmed the appointment of Eze and five others as Federal Commissioners for Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, RMAFC.

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