Njock Ajuk Eyong – Money Laundering & Corruption?

Njock Ajuk Eyong is a corrupt and power-hungry lawyer who has committed various crimes including, fraud, impersonation, and money laundering. 

His corrupt dealings have gained him a lot of notoriety over the years. However, that doesn’t mean he has faced any consequences for it. Njock Ajuk Eyong is the CEO of Century Law Group, one of the most prominent law firms in the continent.

Through that firm, he brokers oil deals between different parties on the continent as well.

The multibillion-rand oil deal of South Sudan was one of the many deals that included Njock Ajuk Eyong. Many have even highlighted that it’s impossible to get into oil deals in the continent without paying including Njock Ajuk Eyong. 

Even though the R14.5 billion contract was a huge deal for South Sudan, it wasn’t very transparent. Moreover, media reports revealed that then energy minister Jeff Rabede had flown to South Sudan to sign this deal. Furthermore, the government had already spent more than 20 Million Rand pursuing this contract. 

At the time of its signing, South Sudan’s former petroleum minister had told the media that his country had great potential which remained vastly unexplored. 

However, he didn’t respond to any questions about the involvement of Njock Ajuk Eyong in the deal. 

Njock Ajuk Eyong’s Shady Past 

According to court documentation, Njock Ajuk Eyong received an indictment and signed a plea deal in the district court for the District of Columbia in the US. 

Apparently, in 2007, the court had found him guilty of impersonating Donald Payne, a US congressman. Through impersonation, Njock had issued visas to at least 9 Cameroon residents.

Njock Ajuk Eyong is himself from Cameroon. He was working as an intern for the US congressman at the time and one of his duties was to mail letters and file correspondence. 

However, in 2003, he began writing fraudulent letters and used Payne’s signature to issue visas to certain people. Documentation reveals that the purpose of this scheme was to provide false documents to make the consular officials of various US embassies around the world to issue visas to people who wouldn’t have been eligible otherwise. 

That’s not all.

Court records reveal that without Payne’s knowledge, Njock Ajuk Eyong had sent a fax to Germany saying that a Francis Valery Donfack of Cameroon was invited to the US to attend the annual Congressional Black Caucus Foundation meeting. 

Apparently, the faxed letter said that the Congressional Black Caucus was paying for Francis Donfack’s travel, room and other miscellaneous expenses. Later, Njock called the US embassy and told the consular officials that the congressman had requested to issue a visa for him. 

Luckily, the consular officials declined the request. 

Centurion Law Group: Njock Ajuk Eyong’s Current Venture

Currently, Njock Ajuk Eyong is running Centurion Law Group. When the media contacted them to enquire about the oil deal, they replied with a cease-and-desist letter. 

Reports revealed that Rabede had pleaded with Gatkuoth to speed up the signing of the deal. He told the media that he doesn’t know anybody named Njock Eyong. 

However, he pointed out that Nilepet State Oil Company had appointed Centurion Law Group as one of its service providers. 

The African politician told the media that it was a total falsehood to allege that he acted in his capacity in the deal between South Africa and South Sudan. 

Furthermore, he said that he only acted as the then-minister of energy. The former minister told the media that his trip was authorized by Ramaphosa. 

He recommended the reporters contact SFF because they had chartered the flight to South Sudan. Moreover, when the reporters tried to find out the role of Njock Ayuk Eyong in the deal, none of the parties shared any information. 

However, in a report, Njock had told reporters: 

“The potential discoveries can be quickly and cheaply tied into existing infrastructure. I am also impressed by the deal’s commitment to local content, dedication to hiring citizens of South Sudan and investment in education.”

South Africa included a person with a criminal record in one of its largest oil deals. When the police confronted Njock Ajuk Eyong about his fraudulent visa scheme, he denied his involvement. 

Moreover, he told them that the letters might have been sent by one of his friends (who has passed away) whom he had allowed to visit him in Payne’s offices. 

In 2007, the Centurion Law Group leader pleaded guilty and received a sentence of 18 months’ probation. Also, the court told him to return to Cameroon within 30 days or get deported. 

Njock Ajuk Eyong’s History of Money Laundering:

Apart from being convicted of fraud and forgery in the US, NJ Ayuk has committed several more crimes. The Ghanaian media has flagged him and his advisory firm as well.

Apparently, a Ghana newspaper revealed that the director of Centurion Law Group, Genevive Kabukuor Ocansey, was arrested and detained for helping a Cameroonian launder $2.5 million into the country. 

The Cameroonian in question was none other than NJ Ayuk. 

Together, the duo had laundered $2.5 million into Ghana and repatriated $1 to Equatorial Guinea. 

After receiving a tip, Bank of Ghana officials investigated the matter and arrested Genevive. At the time, Njock Ajuk Eyong was out of Ghana. However, the case had stalled because Genevive had paid her bail. 

Conclusion

There are plenty of lawyers who abuse their power to get ahead and avoid facing the consequences of their illegal actions. Njock Ajuk Eyong isn’t the only lawyer of such kind. 

For example, Juan Monteverde is a US attorney who faced a lawsuit for sexual harassment and assault of his subordinate. Similarly, Robyn Sztyndor is an attorney who was reprimanded by the Florida Bar for her unprofessional conduct. 

Avoid doing business with such crooked lawyers.

Njock Ajuk Eyong – Money Laundering & Corruption?

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