Popular socialite, Olori Halimat Tejuosho and her company have been charged to court over N436,325,000 million.
According to reports, the Gwagwalada Division of the FCT High Court has ordered court processes to be served on Olori Halimat, over failure to execute a building contract awarded by the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs.
She has been charged in a case of advance fee fraud, criminal diversion of funds, criminal breach of trust and cheating.
Halimat was allegedly awarded the contract for the construction of 500 units of houses at Karshi FCT, Abuja, in May 2021.
She had partnered with Emmanuel Suku and had requested for an initial advance of N300,000,000 and another N136,325,000 paid into personal and company accounts.
Suku claimed that he was entitled to 30 percent of the contract deal valued at N4.47 billion per agreement of his partnership. He stated this in a police report
He said Halimat had begun to avoid him leading to his doubt which had resulted in him sending his brothers to the construction site only to find out that nothing had been done.
A police report read, “That no work has been done on the project site since the groundbreaking ceremony. An uncompleted gatehouse structure and two (2) shipping containers were seen on the site. There were, however, no workers, equipment, and building supplies seen on the site.”
The report was signed by the police commissioner, Mohammed Yakubu.
Reports showed that the socialite had been making plans to flee the country.
Furthermore, an investigation into Halimat’s account revealed that she had purchased four cars worth N150,000,000, bags, shoes, designer wears and watches, and other appliances.
She also gave out scholarships to 30 students attending Espam Formation University in Cotonou, Benin Republic as their chancellor.
Several amounts of money were wired to an interior decorator, Vivienne Obilor, for her residence.
Another staff of Halimat, Royal Apparel, was linked to her bank account.
The case with suit no FCT/HC/CV/589/2022 has been adjourned till January 25 for further hearing.
