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Prof Ibu, Pastor Enenche’s father-in-law arraigned for fraud

Prof Ibu, Pastor Enenche’s father-in-law arraigned for alleged N24.6million fraud


The father to the beautiful wife of Pastor Enenche, Professor John Ibu, also the Chairman of Benue State University Teaching Hospital, was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged N24.6 million fraud.

Pastor Becky Enenche formerly known as Rebecca Inyangbe Ibu before marriage to Pastor Paul Enenche, founder of Dunamis International Gospel Centre is the daughter of Professor John Ibu,  Chairman of Benue State University Teaching Hospital.

On June 28, the EFCC announced that it’s Makurdi Zonal Office arraigned Professor John Ibu, alongside one Chief Abukenchi Suleiman and his company, ADB Motors Venters Nigeria Limited before Justice Abdu Dogo of the Federal High Court sitting in Makurdi, Benue State.

They were arraigned on charges of conspiracy and obtaining N24, 650,000 (twenty-four million, six hundred and fifty thousand Naira only) by false pretenses.

The EFCC alleged that the duo obtained the said sum from the Benue State University Teaching Hospital under the guise of purchasing a Toyota Landcruiser Prado 2018 Model which was never bought.

Count one of the charges reads: “That you, Professor John Ibu, being the Board Chairman, Benue State University Teaching Hospital, you Chief Abukenchi Suleiman, being the Managing Director ADB Motors Ventures Nigeria Ltd and you, ADB Motors Ventures Nigeria Ltd sometime in July 2019 within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to defraud conspired amongst yourselves and obtained the sum of N24,650,000 (Twenty Four Million Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira only) from the Benue State University Teaching Hospital Board for the purchase of a Toyota Landcruiser Prado 2018 Model under false pretenses that you have the capacity to supply which pretense you knew was false and thereby committed an offense contrary to Section 8(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006 and punishable under section 1(3) of the same Act.”

Count two reads: “That you, Professor John Ibu, being the Board Chairman, Benue State University Teaching Hospital sometime in July 2019 within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did use your position to confer an unfair advantage to yourself by collecting a bribe, to the tune of N10, 900,000 (Ten Million Nine Hundred Thousand Naira only), from one Chief Abukenchi Suleiman of ADB Motors Ventures Nig. Ltd, on behalf of Atirogo & Sons Enterprises, paid into Access Bank account Number 0049185884, a company you’re the Managing Director and thereby committed an offense, contrary to Section 19 of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act 2000 and punishable under the same Act.”

The defendants pleaded “not guilty” to the charges preferred against them.

Is this a trying time for the Pastor’s family?

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