A high court sitting in Lagos on Thursday has convicted a former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Dr. Oluwafemi Thomas, over his involvement in $2,198,900.00 fraud.
A terse statement issued by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said Thomas was convicted alongside Kabiru Sidi, a Bureau De Change operator on money laundering charges related to illegal acquisition of funds.
Thomas was arraigned alongside Sidi on an amended seven-count charge bordering on money laundering to the tune of $2,198,900.00 brought against them by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the anti-graft agency
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