The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned former Board Chairman of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Ngozi Olejeme, before a Federal High Court in Abuja over allegations of diverting N1 billion belonging to the agency
According to a statement by EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, on Friday, Olejeme was arraigned on an eight-count charge bordering on money laundering, including converting, transferring, and taking possession of proceeds of unlawful activity.
One of the charges read: “That you, Mrs. Ngozi Olejeme, while serving as Board Chairman of the NSITF sometime in February 2012, in Abuja, indirectly converted the sum of N321.6 million paid into the Sterling Bank account of Adin Miles International Ltd, knowing that the funds were proceeds of unlawful activity.”
Another charge alleged that she “procured one Chuka C. Eze to convert the sum of $2 million into naira for payment to Adin Miles International Ltd, knowing that the money represented proceeds of unlawful activity.”
The EFCC alleged that the transactions were carried out between February and March 2012.
Olejeme pleaded not guilty to all eight counts when they were read to her in court. Following her plea, prosecution counsel, Emenike Mgbemele, requested a trial date and informed the court that 14 witnesses would be called to testify.
Her lawyer, Emeka Ogboguo (SAN), applied for bail, asking the court to grant his client temporary release pending trial.
Justice Nwite granted Olejeme temporary release to her counsel and adjourned the case to November 17, 2025, for hearing of the bail application.
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