Fuel Subsidy Fraud: Court Adjourns Trial Of Oil Marketer

Ikeja- An Ikeja High Court on Tuesday adjourned
the trial of an oil marketer, Rowaye Jubril,
charged with N963.7 million fuel subsidy fraud, till
Feb. 16, 2015.
Jubril was charged before Justice Lateefat
Okunnu by the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC).
He is being prosecuted alongside his company,
Brila Energy Ltd., over the alleged N963.7 million
fuel subsidy fraud.
The EFCC alleged that the defendant obtained the
money from the Federal Government for the
purported importation of 13 500 metric tonnes of
petrol.
At the resumption of proceedings, the judge said
that the EFCC counsel, Seidu Atteh, had sent a
letter to the court, in which he apologised for his
absence.
Atteh had informed the court that he had travelled
to Malta for an official training and pleaded for an
adjournment.
The defence team, led by Raphael Oluyede, did
not oppose Atteh’s request for an adjournment.
Okunnu, therefore, adjourned the matter till
February 16, for continuation of trial.