The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, ordered Sen. Ali Ndume to be remanded in Kuje Prison following Abdulrasheed Maina, former Chairman, defunct Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT)s refusal to appear for his trial. Justice Okon Abang gave the order when Ndume, who represents Borno South Senatorial District, failed to file a formal application to show cause why he should not forfeit the bail bond of N500 million deposed to on May 5 to stand as surety for Maina. The EFCCs Lawyer, Mohammed Abubakar, had, on November 18, asked the…
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Court fixes Oct. 19 for Alleged N2bn fraud Mainas trial
A Federal High Court has fixed October 19, for continuation of trial of Abdulrasheed Maina, ex-Chairman, Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT). The registry gave the date, following the absence of Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja and Maina on Monday. Also, the trial of a Briton, James Nolan, over his alleged complicity in the 9.6 billion dollars judgment against Nigeria in the Process and Industrial Developments Limited (P&ID) scam. The court registrar announced that Mondays sitting would not be holding because Justice Abang was attending a seminar. Maina had, on…
Read MoreEx-Pension Boss, Maina released from Kuje Prison after 9 months
Former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina, has been released from Kuje Correctional Centre nine months after his detention, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has confirmed. Mr Maina, who was arraigned before the Federal High Court, Abuja, presided over by Okon Abang, on October 25, 2019, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) alongside his son, Faisal, and firm, Common Input Property and Investment Ltd., had been in detention since the period. However, Mr Mainas Lawyer, Adeola Adedipe, in a telephone interview with NAN…
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