EFCC Arraigns Two Lawyers For Stealing N188.7m From Dead Boss
Tom Awhana, the former Head of Chambers for the Law Office of Mr. Mogbeyi Sagay, a late Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) was on arraigned on Friday at an Ikeja Special Offences Court for stealing N188.7 million belonging to the law firm of the late senior lawyer. Awhana was arraigned alongside Paul Okoro a former lawyer in the law firm who is also accused by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of stealing N3.6million from the firm. Awhana and Okoro pleaded not guilty to a joint charge of conspiracy to steal. Okoro denied the charge of stealing while Awhana pleaded not guilty to a 16-count charge of stealing. According to the EFCC, Awhana was the Head of Chambers of the law firm of Mogbeyi Sagay and Co. from 2010 to 2018. Sagay his Principal, died in 2012. He was made signatory to the law firm’s Zenith Bank Account alongside three administrators of the late SAN’s estate. It was allegedly mandated that three persons out of the four administrators can withdraw from t...