The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos office, today, October 30, 2019 arraigned a senior naval officer, Bola Labinjo and fourteen others before Justice M. Hassan of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi on a two count charge bordering on conspiracy and unlawful dealing on petroleum products, an offence contrary to Section 17(a) and (b) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act Cap M17 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria (Revised Edition) 2004 and punishable under the same Law. Arraigned alongside Bola Labinjo are: Jonathan Abaka, Charles Ikemefuna Agaba, Benjamin Gold Gageche, Hamza Yakubu, Emmanuel Oputa, Peter Dung Pulle, Innocent Akpan, Kehinde Labinjo, Pius Mathew Paul, Onoja Musa Emmanuel and Adeleke Hamed. Others are a vessel and two companies namely: M.T. Adeline Jumbo, Global Shipping Activities Bureau Limited and Labland and Sea Services Limted. One of the counts reads: “That you M.T. Adelinne Jumbo, Mrs. Bola Labinjo, Jonathan Abaka, Charles Ikemefuna Agaba, Benjamin Gold Gageche, Hamza Yakubu, Emmanuel Oputa, Peter Dung Pulle, Innocent Akpan, Kehinde Labinjo, Pius Mathew Paul, Onoja Musa Emmanuel, Adeleke Hamed, Segun Sahiyu Yusuf (at large)., Ogunmoyero Oluwasesun Eric (at large), Akpan Friday Itoro (at large), Engineer Teddy (at large), Mr. Micheal (at large), MT Juko (now at large), Captain Dada Olaniyi Labinjo (at large), Global Shipping Activities Bureau Limited, Labland and Sea Services Limited sometimes in 2018 within the Nigerian Maritime Domain and within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did conspire amongst yourselves to commit felony to wit: illegal dealing in Petroleum Products.” The defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges when read to them. Six of the defendants; Bola...