A High Court in Minna has remanded an ex-bank manager, Adamu
Mohammed and two others, Marafa Mohammed and Sheidu Mohammed in
prison for falsification of documents to divert funds meant for the
Niger State Board of Internal Revenue.
The suspects are facing trial at the court presided over by Justice Aliyu Mayaki in a case filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC).
The offence was said to have been committed between September 2011 and March 2012 and had led to the diversion of N13.3m and N16.2 m respectively
.
The charges indicated that the suspects agreed among themselves to commit the illegal act to wit criminal misappropriation through a second generation bank branch in Lapai within the jurisdiction of the court which was contrary to section 97(1) of the penal code laws cap 89 and section 308 and punishable under 309 of same penal code.
When the charges were read to the accused persons they pleaded not guilty.
The lawyer to EFCC, Mohammed Hammed was against the bail applications on the ground that the fourth person who allegedly conspired with the suspects Abdulmalik Alhassan was still at large and could jeopardize investigation.
In his counter argument the lawyer to one of the suspects, Abubakar El-suru argued that the accused persons will not breach the terms of their bail.
In his ruling, Justice Mayaki agreed that it was the jurisdiction of the court to grant bail but decided not to adding that the case be adjourned till April, 24, 2016 for the ruling on bail application.
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The suspects are facing trial at the court presided over by Justice Aliyu Mayaki in a case filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC).
The offence was said to have been committed between September 2011 and March 2012 and had led to the diversion of N13.3m and N16.2 m respectively
.
The charges indicated that the suspects agreed among themselves to commit the illegal act to wit criminal misappropriation through a second generation bank branch in Lapai within the jurisdiction of the court which was contrary to section 97(1) of the penal code laws cap 89 and section 308 and punishable under 309 of same penal code.
When the charges were read to the accused persons they pleaded not guilty.
The lawyer to EFCC, Mohammed Hammed was against the bail applications on the ground that the fourth person who allegedly conspired with the suspects Abdulmalik Alhassan was still at large and could jeopardize investigation.
In his counter argument the lawyer to one of the suspects, Abubakar El-suru argued that the accused persons will not breach the terms of their bail.
In his ruling, Justice Mayaki agreed that it was the jurisdiction of the court to grant bail but decided not to adding that the case be adjourned till April, 24, 2016 for the ruling on bail application.
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