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Court remands ex Nigerian minister, four others in custody over alleged N341m fraud

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July 3, 2018
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Adetokunbo Fakeye

Maiduguri, July 3, 2018 (AltAfrica)-Nigeria anti-corruption agency, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday arraigned a former minister  of State for Power, Muhammad Wakil and four others  before Justice M.T Salihu of the of Federal High Court, Maiduguri, Borno State on a-7 count charge bordering on criminal conspiracy and  Money Laundering to the tune of over N 341m.

Others charged with the Ex-Minister were, Garba Abacha, Ibrahim Shehu Birma, Dr. Abubakar Ali Kullima and Engr. Muhammad Baba Kachalla

Wakil and the other defendants allegedly received the said sum from the $115million disbursed by a former minister of petroleum resources Diezani Alison-Madueke to influence the outcome of the 2015 presidential election.

Count one reads: “That you, Hon. Muhammad Wakil, Garba Abacha, Ibrahim Shehu Birma, Dr. Abubakar Ali Kullima and Engr. Muhammad Baba Kachalla on or about the 26th day of March, 2015 at Maiduguri, Borno State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did agree among yourselves to do an illegal act, to wit: conspiracy to commit Money Laundering and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under section 18(a) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 (As Amended)”.

The defendants pleaded not guilty to the charge.

Counsel to the prosecution, H. A. Shehu applied for a trial date, while urging the court to remand the defendants in prison custody.

In his reply, counsel to the first, second and third defendants, M. Umoru asked for the remand of the defendants in the EFCC custody pending the hearing of their bail applications.

Thereafter, Justice Salihu adjourned the matter to  July 3 for hearing of the bail applications and ordered the defendants to remain in EFCC custody.

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