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
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