CUBANA MANAGER AND ANOTHER PERSON ARE CHARGED BY THE EFCC WITH ALLEGEDLY LAUNDERING $164K

Cubana Group manager Lucky Uchechukwu Ndukwe has been charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCCLagos )'s Zonal Command.

Ndukwe, alias Cubana Prime Minister, was charged on August 24, 2022, together with Precious Omonkhoa Ofure, with a crime touching on conspiracy to launder money and money laundering in front of Justice Justice 0.A. Fadipe of the Special Offenses Court in Ikeja.

According to the commission, the suspects were recently detained as a result of reliable information about their involvement in the fraudulent activities.

The amount of $164,000 as well as laptops and iPhone mobile devices were retrieved from them.

They are accused of the following: "That you, Precious Omonkhoa Ofure, and Lucky Uchechukwu Ndukwe, within the purview of this court, sometime in 2021 in Lagos,

Honorable Court, you and other members of the court colluded to launder a total of $164,000 out of the $256,314 that was fraudulently obtained from Elena Bogomaz, a Canadian citizen, through false pretenses. With the assistance of a Bureau de Change operator, the fraudulent funds were then transferred to the accounts of Casa Cubana Estate Limited and Lucky Uchechukwu Ndukwe, respectively, for the purchase of two land parcels."

Ndukwe "pleaded not guilty" during their 

arraignment. 

In contrast, Ofure admitted guilt to the 

accusation. 

As a result, Ofure was found guilty by 

Justice Fadipe and given a sentence of 

three years in jail on two counts of conspiracy and money laundering, with the 

possibility of a fine of N2 million and 100 hours of community service. 

All of the items seized from the offender 

were also ordered to be forfeited by the 

judge.