A civil servant with the Federal Ministry of Water Resources, Abuja, Oseni Adeolu Olayinka, has been arraigned for allegedly smuggling his wife and son into the ministry’s payroll system and receiving salaries on their behalf.
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) charged Olayinka with three counts of money laundering before Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja.
According to the ICPC, he illegally received N2,843,524.41 through his wife’s Stanbic IBTC Bank account, an offence under the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.
Olayinka pleaded not guilty, prompting his lawyer, Paul Asimiakeokha, to seek bail on liberal terms—a request unopposed by the prosecution.
Justice Egwuatu granted him bail with a N5 million bond and a surety who must be a civil servant of at least grade level 12 with verifiable employment records and property in Abuja.
The court adjourned the case to April 29 for trial commencement.