EFCC Press Release
The Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC, on Monday October 27, 2014 arraigned the trio of Ibrahim
Abubakar, Abubakar Maigaskiya and Bashir Musa before Justice Faruk Lawal of
Kano State High Court on two separate charges bordering on conspiracy to obtain
money by false pretence.
While the 1st accused, Ibrahim
Abubakar was docked on a 13-count charge, the duo of Abubakar Maigaskiya and
Bashir Musa were slammed with a 2-count charge. The accused persons alongside
three others currently at large were alleged to have sometime in June 2009
conspired among themselves and forged documents purportedly emanating from the
Federal Medical Centre, Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State, for use in obtaining a N93million
loan facility from a new generation bank.
The other suspects are Aminu
Garba Gulma, Muhammed Surajo and Yunusa Abdullahi. Because of their absence in
court, the charge had to be separated to facilitate the speedy trial of the
accused persons that were ready for trial.
While moving the motion to split the charge, the
prosecution counsel, M.S Abubakar submitted that in order not to continue
delaying the trial of the accused persons present in court and for the purpose
of fair hearing the 1st, 5th and 6th accused persons should be
tried separately pending the appearance of the other accused persons.
Counsel to the1st accused
person M.E Sheriff and counsel to 5th and 6th accused persons did not object to
the motion.
The three accused however
pleaded not guilty when the charges were read to them.
They were however remanded in prison custody
pending hearing of their bail applications. The case was adjourned to October
31, 2014.
Wilson
Uwujaren
Head, Media & Publicity
28th October, 2014
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