Four Nigerians have been dragged before the Monrovia City Court by the Liberia National Police (LNP) over allegations filed against them by the Liberia Telecommunication Authority (LTA).
The Informer reports LTA’s acting chairman, Henry W Benson, as saying the four Nigerians – Kelvin Okpala, Kelvin Ogbiede, Oliver Ossai and Wesley Ifeanni Silva – with the aid of SIM BOX equipment, received and terminated incoming calls to Liberia between July 2012 and June 2013.
An estimated US$19.6 million was generated within the period, but the authority only realised US$10 million thus leaving a deficit of US$9.6 million.
Benson alleges the four people undermined Liberian government’s revenue generation and have violated Sections 15.51, 15.70 and 10.80 of Liberia’s new penal code.
While being interrogated by the LNP, the suspects said Sonny Adadi, US-based chief executive officer (CEO) of Liontel, brought them to Liberia from Nigeria to work in his café and computer school.
They denied they had knowledge that the eight channels-bearing SIM Box/IDirect 5000 series and Router (S/N 8E1BT130513445) are capable of configuring international calls from the USA, thus undermining Liberia’s revenue.
