The Department of State Security (DSS) has filed a criminal charge against a 63-year-old man, Moses Oddiri, who accused chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede, of stealing N4 billion belonging to Orogun oil community in Delta State.
The charge against the lawyer followed a petition written to the DSS by Dr. Wahab Shittu (SAN), lawyer to EFCC chairman.
DSS, in a charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/683/2025, alleged that the lawyer used his Facebook page to make the purported allegations on September 17, 2025 at his Surulere home in Lagos State.
Specifically, the lawyer was alleged to have written a letter titled ‘This thieving EFCC Chairman Olukoyede, of over 4, Billion Naira Orogun Oil Community Funds Paid By Heritage Oil Is Also Being Peported To Heritage Owners Os Across The Globe….,[sic]”
The lawyer was also alleged to have accused the EFCC chairman of conspiring with Mr. Ado Oseragbaje, the Managing Director of Heritage Energy Operational Services Ltd London, Subsidiary In Nigeria, to steal the N4 billion.
The offences according to the DSS, contravened Sections 2(1) and 24 (1) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc) (Amendment) Act, 2024, and punishable under the same Act.
Reports quoting a source from the department said that no date has been fixed for the lawyer’s arraignment.
Charges against the lawyer read: “That you, Moses Oddiri, of Orogun, Ughelli Local Government Area, Delta State, adult, male, sometime on or about the 17 September, 2025, at Surulere, Lagos State, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did use your Facebook Handle page, Moses Oddiri, to send out a message/post titled: “THIS THIEVING EFCC CHAIRMAN OLUKOYEDE, OF OVER 4, BILLION NAIRA OROGUN OIL COMMUNITY FUNDS PAID BY HERITAGE OIL IS ALSO BEING PEPORTED TO HERITAGE OWNERS ACROSS THE GLOBE…”, which you know the content of the said message to be false but posted it for the purpose of causing annoyance, Inconvenience, insult and Injury on the person of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chairman, Ola Olukoyede and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 2(1) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc) (Amendment) Act, 2024
“That you, Moses Oddiri, of Orogun, Ughelli North Local Government Area, Delta State, adult, male, sometime on or about October, 2025, at Surulere, Lagos State, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did cause to be sent, a letter titled: “RE: HOW THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF HERITAGE ENERGY OPERATIONAL SERVICES LTD LONDON, SUBSIDIARY IN NIGERIA, MR ADO OSERAGBAJE, IN COLLUSION WITH THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION NIGERIA, MR OLA OLUKOYEDE, CONSPIRED TO STEAL THE SUM OF OVER 4 BILLION NAIRA, AN EQUIVALENT OF OVER 2 MILLION POUNDS BELONGING TO INDIGENES OF OROGUN OIL PRODUCING COMMUNITY IN DELTA STATE, NIGERIA”, which you know the content of the said letter to be false but sent it out for the purpose of causing annoyance, inconvenience, Insult and injury on the person of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chairman, Ola Olukoyede and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 24 (1) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc) (Amendment) Act, 2024.”