EFCC
Press Release
The
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC has arraigned the trio of Haladu
Ibrahim (Mai Anguwa), Sa’idu Balarabe Sulai
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man and Baba Sale Sarkin Magina
before Justice Tukur Mu’azu of Kaduna State High Court on a 4- count charges bordering conspiracy, forgery
and obtaining money by false pretence
The
trio were alleged to have conspired among themselves to sell two plots of land
behind the International Trade Fair Complex, Kaduna valued at N3, 000,000.00, using forged
documents.
One of the charges read, “That you Haladu
Ibrahim, Saidu Balarabe Sulaiman, Aisha Mohammed and Baba Sale Sarkin Magina
sometime in 2011 within the Jurisdiction of the High Court of Kaduna State
dishonestly used as genuine a certain document, to wit: Offer of Grant/Regrant
of Statutory Right of Occupancy No. KDL/87365 which you knew to be a forged
document and that you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 366 of
the Penal Code and punishable under Section 364 of the same Law”.
The
accused persons pleaded not guilty to all the charges and were admitted to bail
in the sum of one million naira each (N1m) and one surety in like sum. The
sureties must not be less than a level 14 officer in the civil service and they
are to deposit their International Passports with the court.
The case was adjoined to February 19, 2015 for
trial.
Wilson Uwujaren
Head,
Media & Publicity
21st
December, 2014
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