I refused N405m money laundering offer by a governor — Falana
Falana, whose testimonial is contained in the current edition of ALERT, a monthly pull-out by the EFCC, pleaded with his colleagues to be wary of briefs from politically-exposed persons (PEPs). Falana explained that the governor had asked him to assist in moving a huge sum of money to an undisclosed country and offered to pay him £1 million reward for his service but he declined outright.
The legal luminary said: “The governor
asked me to assist him in transferring money abroad, and that I should claim it
to be proceeds from sale of his property in Nigeria. “And the price was
extremely attractive. He was going to pay me a million pounds then, when money
was money “The governor said he had chosen me for the shady deal, because
‘nobody will suspect you.’
“I told him, ‘Your Excellency, so it is my
reputation that you want to buy with your one million pounds?’ “Some of my
colleagues thought I was stupid, but those who accepted the offer later found
themselves in trouble, as they were arrested and humiliated. They were only
lucky not to have been charged to court.”
He advised lawyers against being used
by politically-exposed persons. He also asked lawyers not to succumb to the
lure of filthy lucre to assist politically-exposed persons (PEPs) to commit
financial crimes. “Lawyers have a paramount role to play in the fight against
economic and financial crimes, as they are the ones usually employed by
well-heeled members of the society to help perfect documents for illicit
transactions, and to cover up their tracks.”
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