{"id":17728,"date":"2017-09-28T20:42:15","date_gmt":"2017-09-28T19:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=17728"},"modified":"2017-09-28T20:42:15","modified_gmt":"2017-09-28T19:42:15","slug":"capital-market-infraction-sec-police-unit-arraigns-bgl-officials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/capital-market-infraction-sec-police-unit-arraigns-bgl-officials\/","title":{"rendered":"Capital Market Infraction: SEC Police Unit Arraigns BGL Officials"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) drive on zero tolorence for infraction in the equities market Thursday received a major boost as BGL Group and its officials\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>were arraigned at the Chief Magistrate Court Zone 6, Abuja on charges of\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>criminal conspiracy, Breach of Trust and cheating.<\/div>\n
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The alleged crime is said to be contrary to Sections 96, 312, 322 and 323 of the Penal Code Law, Chapter 89.<\/div>\n
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Deputy Managing Director of the Company, Chibundu Edozie who was docked along with three other accused persons were accused to have conspired among themselves with some other staff of BGL and committed the offenses against the investing public which includes Mahmoud Usman, Ann Awase Orsule, Sylvanus C. Ghasarah, Eno Efanga, UN Staff Thrift\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Credit Cooperative Society of Anambra State Abuja office\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>and Adejoke Atte among others who filed complaints against them before the Securities and Exchange Commission.<\/span><\/div>\n
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According to the Commission’s statement made available to nationalwire<\/em>, on Thursday, Managing Director of the Company, Mr. Albert Okumagba was not in court and also had no representation. <\/span><\/div>\n
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However, Edozie was granted bail\u00a0<\/span>in the sum of N1million with one surety in the like sum who should not be less than a Level 12 officer and resident in Abuja.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Presiding Magistrate, Chief Magistrate Chinyere<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Elewe Nwecheonwu<\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>after the arraignment,\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>adjourned the hearing to November 6, 2017.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Recall that the SEC in exercising its responsibility as enshrined in the ISA, in tackling civil cases through its Administrative Proceedings Committee (APC) recently banned Mr Albert Okumagba, BGL Managing Director and his deputy, Mr Chibundu Edozie, from participating in capital market activities for 20 years.<\/span><\/div>\n
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The commission also ordered Okumugba\u2019s companies to\u00a0refund to investors over two billion naira.<\/span><\/div>\n
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The ban followed\u00a0complaints by investors against Okumagba and his company over failure, refusal and or\/neglect to liquidate their investments in both the Guaranteed Consolidated dated notes and Guaranteed Premium Notes, among others.<\/span><\/div>\n
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The SEC in a bid to obtain justice for the complainants and grant all parties fair hearing, presented the matter before its APC which sat and decided on the matter.<\/span><\/div>\n
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\u201cDuring the proceedings testimonies and documentary evidence were tendered by various parties and upon conclusion of the proceedings its APC arrived at a decision which has been approved by the relevant authority,\u201d SEC stated.<\/span><\/div>\n
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The APC decided that by their actions and\/or omissions BGL Securities Ltd, BGL Asset Management Ltd., Okumagba, Edozie and other respondents engaged in acts capable of adversely affecting investors\u2019 confidence in the capital market.<\/span><\/div>\n
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It added that the APC decided that the registration of BGL Securities and BGL Assets Management be cancelled, while Okumagba and Edozien be banned from capital market operations for a period of 20 years.<\/span><\/div>\n
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It stated further that the two companies would also pay a fine of N25 million for breaching Rule 1(iii) of the Code of Conduct for capital market operators.<\/span><\/div>\n
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\u201cOther than Okumagba and Edozie, Peter Adebola and Ashley Osuzoka have also been banned for five years and four years respectively,\u201d it added.<\/span><\/div>\n
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The APC, apart from the ban placed on them and some monetary fines, directed the companies to refund N24.03 million to the National Open University Staff Cooperative Multipurpose Society.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Chibundu Edozie of BGL arriving the court with his sister and SP Kayode Awe of the SEC Police Unit for the arraignment<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/p>
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) drive on zero tolorence for infraction in the equities market Thursday received a major boost as BGL Group and its officials\u00a0\u00a0were arraigned at the Chief Magistrate Court Zone 6, Abuja on charges of\u00a0\u00a0criminal conspiracy, Breach of Trust and cheating. 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