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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC today, November
5, 2012 arraigned one Aminu Ya’u before Justice Evelyn N. Anyadike of Federal
High Court, Kaduna, on a 2 count charge for offences bordering on Money
Laundering.
The accused, a former Cashier with Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna
State, allegedly used his position to pay himself multiple monthly salaries
into several accounts, and then moved the funds to other accounts to disguise
their origin.
The first of the two count charge reads: "that you Aminu Ya’u
on or about 30th December, 2011 at Giwa in Kaduna State within the
jurisdiction of the Federal High Court withdrew from Ecobank account of Aminu
Ya’u the sum of N2,400,000.00 (Two Million and four hundred thousand
naira ) derived directly from an illegal act with the aim of disguising the
illicit origin of the funds and thereby committed an offence contrary to
section 15(1)(a) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2011, and punishable
under section 15(1)(b) of the money laundering (Prohibition) Act 2011.
The second count reads: "that you Aminu Ya’u on or about 30th
December, 2011 at Giwa in Kaduna State within the jurisdiction of the Federal
High Court deposited into the Unity Bank account of Aminu Ya’u the sum
ofN2,050,000.00 (Two Million and fifty thousand naira ) derived
directly from an illegal act with the aim of disguising the illicit origin of
the funds and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 15(1)(a)
of0 the Money Laundering( Prohibition) Act 2011, and punishable under section
15(1)(b) of the money laundering (Prohibition) Act 2011.
He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge when it was read to him.
The defence counsel Unus Ustaz Usman (SAN) urged the court to grant the accused
bail. The Justice Anyadike granted the accused bail in the sum of N500, 000.00
(Five hundred thousand naira) with two sureties in the like sum. One of the
sureties must own of a landed property and must deposit proof of ownership with
the court.
The matter was adjourned to November 22, 20012 for trial.
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