Former Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Steve Oronsaye, was on Tuesday, re-arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
Orosanye, who was arrested for alleged corruption and obtaining money by false pretense, was picked up from his Abuja residence at about 4.30 pm.
The former Civil Service boss is already being prosecuted by the EFCC on 24-count charge of money laundering before a Federal High Court, Abuja, for N6.2 billion fraud.
This time around, he is alleged to have used his position as Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Financial Action Task Force to obtain the sum of N240 million from the Central Bank of Nigeria.
A fresh two-count charge is said to have been filed against Oronsaye at the Federal Capital Territory High Court.
The charges read: “Stephen Oronsaye a.k.a. Mr Steve Oronsaye on or about 12th June, 2013 at Abuja within the jurisdiction of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory whilst being the Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Financial Action Task Force and in such capacity entrusted with certain property to wit: the sum of N90,000,000.00 ( Ninety Million Naira) committed Breach of Trust in respect of the said sum by converting it to your personal use through the investment of the said sum of N90,000,000.00 in Access Bank Plc’s Bankers Acceptance for a tenor of 90 days at 9.0% interest rate in violation of the extant financial regulations.
“Stephen Oronsaye a.k.a. Mr Steve Oronsaye on or about 30th December, 2014 at Abuja within the jurisdiction of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory whilst being the Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Financial Action Task Force and in such capacity entrusted with certain property to wit: the sum of N100,000,000.00 ( One Hundred Million Naira) committed Breach of Trust in respect of the said sum by converting it to your personal use through the investment of the said sum of N90,000,000.00 in Access Bank Plc’s Bankers Acceptance for a tenor of 90 days at 12.0% interest rate each in violation of the extant financial regulations.
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