Tag: Alleged Money laundering

Alleged Money Laundering: Kaduna Court revokes Bashir Sa’idu’s bail

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KD court revokes Bashir Sa'idu’s bail

…Remands him in prison custody Former Finance Commissioner in Kaduna State under Nasir el-Rufa’i, Bashir Sa’idu, yesterday appeared at the ongoing case in a Kaduna State High Court, which started last year after he was reportedly held in detention for over 50 days. The case was subsequently reassigned to another judge. That however entailed that the processes have to be restarted all over.  His lawyer prayed for the adoption of the bail and terms already granted by the court. However, the Prosecutor insisted that the request has to come through…

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ICPC to arraign el-Rufa’i over fraud, money laundering in Kaduna today

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ICPC to arraign el Rufa'i

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has said it will arraign former Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufa’i, before the Federal High Court in Kaduna today Tuesday, over alleged corruption-related offences. The planned arraignment follows mounting pressure from stakeholders, including the African Democratic Congress (ADC), which demanded the former governor’s immediate release or arraignment, describing his continued detention without formal charges as a violation of constitutional rights. Similarly, the Muslim Rights Concern group (MURIC) condemned the prolonged detention of el-Rufai by security agencies. Members of the former…

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Money Laundering: “El-Rufa’i defies agents at Abuja airport, avoids arrest

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el rufai on arrest

…”He’ll honour EFCC invitation on Monday” – Counsel Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufa’i, will appear before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday. Counsel to the former governor, Ubong Esop Akpan, disclosed this yesterday while reacting to the alleged attempt by security operatives to arrest el-Rufa’i at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Akpan said his client was approached by security agents yesterday afternoon upon his arrival from Cairo aboard EgyptAir flight MS 877. Describing the development as a violation of constitutional rights, the lawyer accused authorities…

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EFCC Money Laundering trial: “How I converted N3.1bn to $15.8m for Suswam” – BDC operator

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BDC operator

A Bureau-de-Change (BDC) operator Abubakar Umar, has narrated how he converted the sum of N3.1 billion, wired to him by former Benue State governor, Gabriel Suswam and delivered its equivalent of $15.8m in cash to him at his Maitama, Abuja residence in 2014. Umar spoke as the 6th prosecution witness in the trial of Suswam, who was governor of Benue State from 2007 to 2015 on 11-count amended charges of money-laundering to the tune of N3.1 billion by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC). Suswan is being tried alongside…

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Court discharges, acquits ex-AGF Adoke of money laundering

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Ex AGF Adoke

“Ive been vindicated” – Ex-AGF An Abuja Federal High Court has discharged and acquitted a former Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, Mohammed Bello Adoke, of money laundering charges. Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, upheld Adokes no case submission against the money laundering charges against him. In 2017, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, had dragged Adoke and Abubakar Aliyu, a property developer, to court for allegedly laundering about N300 million. While the EFCC admitted before Ekwo that it was a mortgage that Adoke took from…

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Alleged N84bn Money Laundering: EFCC files charges against Yahaya Bello, others

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), yesterday, dragged former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, for alleged N84 billion money laundering offences, alongside his nephew Ali Bello, Dauda Sulaiman and AbdulSalam Hudu. The EFCC is prosecuting the quartet on an amended 17-count charge of money laundering, breach of trust and misappropriation of fund to tune of N84, 062,406,089.88. To make way for Yahaya Bellos inclusion in the trial, Prosecution counsel, Rotimi Oyedepo, (SAN), informed the court of an application…

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