EFCC - Agency arraigns ex-Nasarawa governor's son over alleged N92m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Mohammed Nuraini Adamu, son of former governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Adamu before the Federal High Court sitting in Kano on a 5-count charge of money laundering.
Mohammed was brought before Justice J. K. Daggard of the court on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 alongside one Felix Onyeabo Ojiako.
One Atta Esin,
Executive Director, Biolocks Technologies Limited had petitioned the
EFCC, alleging that Adamu and Ojiako used his company's name (Biolocks)
to execute contract without his knowledge.
He
claimed that the contract resulted in the accumulation of withholding
tax to the tune of N1,311,519.99 (One Million, Three Hundred and Eleven
Thousand, Five Hundred and Nineteen Naira, Ninety Nine Kobo).
The
petitioner further said the contract was worth N26,230,399.60 (Twenty
Six Million, Two Hundred Thirty Thousand, Three Hundred and Ninety Nine
Naira, Sixty Kobo).
But after
investigations it was allegedly found that the actual contract sum was
N92,036,490 (Ninety Two Million, Thirty Six Thousand, Four Hundred and
Ninety Naira Only).
The defendants were
said to have forged the board resolution of the company in order to open
a new account in the company's name where the proceeds of the contract
were subsequently deposited.
Adamu and the Ojiako pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
Following their pleas, the prosecuting counsel, B. M. Buhari asked the court for a date to commence trial.
Adamu's counsel, Mamman Lawal, who did not object the commencement of trial, urged the court to admit his clients to bail.
But the prosecuting lawyer opposed the bail application with a 7-paragraph counter affidavit.
Justice
Daggard, thereafter, adjourned to February 7 for ruling on the bail
application and ordered the defendants to be remanded in EFCC custody.
EFCC - Agency arraigns ex-Nasarawa governor's son over alleged N92m fraud
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