The Department of State Security (DSS) has filed a criminal charge against a 63-year old lawyer, Moses Oddiri, who accused Mr. Ola Olukoyede, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of stealing N4 billion belonging to Orogun oil-bearing community.

The charge against the lawyer was sequel to a petition written to the DSS by Dr. Wahab Shittu (SAN), solicitor to the 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, 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….,”

The lawyer was also alleged to have accused the EFCC chairman of conspiracy 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.

The 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.”

NEWS DISH reports that no date that has been fixed for the lawyer’s arraignment.

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