AIR PEACE DENIES US FRAUD CHARGES AGAINST ONYEMA

Air Peace has denied any wrongdoing by its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, ALLEN ONYEMA, and Chief of Finance and Administration, EJIRO EGHAGHA, who have been charged by the United States for alleged obstruction of justice.

A statement released by the US Attorney’s Office said that ONYEMA has been charged in a superseding indictment with obstruction of justice for submitting false documents to the government to end an investigation of him that resulted in earlier charges of bank fraud and money laundering.

 Also charged is EGHAGHA, the airline’s Chief of Administration and Finance, for allegedly participating in the obstruction scheme, as well as in the earlier bank fraud counts.

 However, the airline in a statement insisted that the duo are innocent of all accusations, noting that the latest charges against them were part of an extended legal process stemming from earlier accusations of financial misdeeds that date back several years.

 It added that its legal team is fully engaged with the matter and is working tirelessly to ensure that justice prevails.