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International fugitive Maina goes the way of ‘the noble’, slumps in court Posted by adminCorruption Politics, Headlines, National Politics Friday, December 11th, 2020
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri
The former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Taskforce Team, Abulrasheed Maina, who is facing money laundering charges, on Thursday, collapsed before trial Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court in Abuja.
Maina slumped shortly after the court resumed proceedings in the 12-count charge the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, preferred against him and his firm, Common Input Property and Investment Limited.
Wali was arraigned in May 2018, alongside Ahmad and a former Governor of Kano State,
Ibrahim Shekarau by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
It was alleged that they collected cash payment of N950 million which contravenes the Money Laundering Prohibition Act 2011.
EFCC alleged that the defendants had on March 27, 2015, collected cash payment of N950 million from
Mrs Nenadi Usman, Director of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 2015 Presidential Campaign Group.
It said that the offence contravened Section 1(a) of the Money Laundering Act 2011, and was punishable under Section 16 (2) (b) of the same Act.
The trial judge,
Justice Lewis Allagoa, while delivering judgement said that the prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the transaction did not follow financial institution rules.
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Former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke
A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted permission to a former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke to travel for a medical check-up at the United Arab Emirate, where he was in exile for about five years.
Ruling on Adoke’s application for permission to travel to the UAE, the trial Judge, Justice Inyang Ekwo on Thursday ordered the release of his passport to enable him to travel to UAE on health grounds from December 15 and return on or before January 10, 2021.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is prosecuting Adoke on 14-count charges bordering on money laundering to the tune of $6million.
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