Ordinary President Berekeke Family, Dr. Isa Ahmed Lands In Messy N50b Money Laundering Scandal 

P.M.EXPRESS reports that Police operatives have already commenced investigation on Ahmed and his lawyer, Uwazuruonye, on the petition to the Inspector General of Police over the fraudulent transactions that involved such huge amount of without the knowledge of Dr Uzu.

The alleged scam was discovered after the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) demanded the sum of N2bn tax payment from N50bn transactions through GTBank account opened by Ahmed and his lawyer, Uwazuruonye, with Dr Uzu’s company’s name, which was turned out to be non-related company’s transactions.

The GTBank account in question was solely created for the purpose of payment of commission from sales of Ruzu Bitters but was converted to suspicious transactions by Ahmed and his lawyer, leading to N2 billion tax being demanded by FIRS from the N50b shady transactions.

When Dr Uzu contacted Ahmed to know what happened, rather than resolving the matter, he went on his TV programme and made defamatory statements against Dr Uzu and his products to destroy the brand and intimidate him.

According to Dr. Uzu, trouble started sometime in September 2024, when he was summoned by the FIRS in Alimosho Local Government area of Lagos over evasion of tax payment of N2,000,000,000 generated from four GTBank accounts with over N50,000,000,000 transactions made in the last four years.

Shocked by the demand,  Dr. Uzu went into fact-finding investigation on how he incurred N2bn and transacted N50b in four years when his production capital for Ruzu Herbal Products is not up to the aforementioned amount.

On how Ahmed and Uwazuruonye had access to his company details for opening account in the bank, Dr  Uzu explained that he was into partnership with Ahmed on Ruzu Brand to market the Ruzu Herbal Products as a major distributor and earn a 30% commission from sales of the product.

He explained that during the period the partnership lasted, Ahmed requested for separate account for the payment of the 30% commission to him by Ruzu Company, which Dr Uzu innocently accepted and the account was created using Ruzu Company’s details as suggested by Dr Ahmed at GTBank and Ahmed gave his lawyer, Barr. Uche Uwazuruonye, as the sole signatory.

However, after a period, Dr Ahmed came up with demands for a 50% commission, for Ruzu to make him one of the Directors and he will be in charge of stocks, which was declined by Dr. Uzu, who interpreted Ahmed’s demand as inconsiderate because Ruzu Herbals was newly launched into the market and needed more funding.

This angered Ahmed who insisted that 50% commission, Directorship and being in charge of stocks must be met, and that ended the partnership deal and they went on their separate ways.

Four years later, Dr. Uzu contacted  Ahmed after his encounter with FIRS and findings in September 2024, but Ahmed bluffed his calls and instead went public to discredit the Ruzu Brand.

Meanwhile, the Ruzu Bitters, publicly discredited by Dr. Isa Ahmed, is a multiple award-winning product from Ruzu Herbal Brand, which has been in existence for over 11 years and appraised nationally and internationally for quality and efficacy.

The company has grown organically to become a leading name in the manufacturing of herbal products run by a team of experienced, focused, and competent Nigerian professionals with exemplary passion for research and innovation; the company is USFDA, ISO, and NAFDAC certified.

Dr. Uzu said: “I never suspected any foul play  when I was dealing with Ahmed due to his display of integrity, hence the trust to release company documents as an aid for account creation of commission remittances”.

It is rather an odd situation where one’s lawyer would be the sole signatory to his client’s bank account, but he (Dr. Uzu) still had no inclination that the duo was preparing to use the said account for personal gains until four years later in 2024 when FIRS summoned Ruzu’s company over unpaid tax of N2bn.

Dr. Uzu said efforts to reach a resolution were rebuffed by Isa Ahmed and his lawyer, Barr. Uche Uwazuluonye and they must be held accountable for their actions. He called on the public and the government to be alert on how events unfold, and said he will not be subjected to intimidation or any form of slander to pay for what he knew nothing about as FIRS continues to pressure him on tax evasion for four years, amounting to N2,000,000,000.

Meanwhile, Counsel to Dr Uzu, Barrister Gyang Z.I (SAN) has written letters of demand to Barr. Uche Uwazuruonye and Dr Isa Ahmed, a.k.a the ordinary president of Human Rights Radio and Television (Berekete Family), dated 20th January, 2025, and were given 14 days to meet the demands or they will be  summoned to Court.

The demands include:

1. That you, Dr Uche Uwazuruonye and Dr Isa Ahmed should give accounts of all the monies that passed through those bank accounts at Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) and any other bank they used the Ruzu documents to open an account.

Account Name: Ruzu Herbal Products and Services Ltd.

0482756836 Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB)

0482756843 Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB)

0482756850 Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB)

0482756867 Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB)

2. To pay the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) the sum of N2,000,000,000.00 (Two Billion Naira), and any other monies demanded by FIRS as tax.

3. “We have our clients’ instruction to demand, and we so demand that you submit to our clients all the bank statements as requested via their letter dated 13/12/2024 forthwith.”

Dr Isa Ahmed and Barr.Uwazuruonye could not be reached as at the time of filing this report because their known phone numbers were switched off.