EFCC Press Release
A
Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna presided over by Justice Evelyn Anyadike
on Thursday, October 30, 2014 threw out the no-case submission by a former cashier
of Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State Alhaji Aminu Ya’u, who is standing trial for money laundering .
When
the prosecution closed its case in June, 2014 counsel to the accused person,
Mr. Yunus Ustaz Usman, SAN, made a no-case submission, contending that none of
the prosecution witnesses or documents tendered linked the accused with the
alleged offence.
But
lead prosecuting counsel, M.S Abubakar argued that the evidence provided by the
witnesses as well as the proof of evidence had established a prima facie
case against the accused.
The court in its ruling agreed with the
prosecution and overruled the no-case submission by the accused.
The
former council cashier was investigated in February, 2012 after an intelligence
report established that his lifestyle
could not be supported by his known sources of income. Investigation
subsequently revealed that he had been fraudulently re- adjusting his
monthly salary and paying himself a monthly wage of N388,613.50 (three hundred
and eighty eight thousand six hundred and thirteen Naira fifty kobo) instead of
N49,023.48(forty nine thousand and twenty three Naira forty eight kobo) which
he was entitled to.
He
is alleged to have built an Ultra Modern Mansion worth millions of Naira at
Madaki Street, Opposite Teckon International School Gyellesu, Zaria; five bed
room bungalows at Turaki Street Gyellesu, Zaria and a borehole drilling Company
named Yuzafa Company in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
Following
the dismissal of the no case submission, the court ordered the accused to enter
his defence while the case has been adjourned to December 3, 2014 for further
hearing.
Wilson
Uwujaren
Head, Media & Publicity
31st October, 2014
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