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| Mustapha and Sara Audu |
The
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Tuesday 26 February, 2013
arraigned the son of former governor of Kogi State, Prince Abubakar
Audu, Mustapha Audu, his wife Zahrah M. Audu, alongside their company, Constructor
Guild Limited before Justice Abubakar Sadiq Umar of the Federal Capital
Territory High Court, Maitama, Abuja for obtaining money under false
pretence to the tune of N18 million (Eighteen Million Naira).
One
of the charge against the accused persons read, “That you Mustapha Audu, Zahra
M. Audu in your capacity as Directors of Constructors Guild Limited and you
Constructors Guild Limited on or about the 7th day of January 2010
in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable court obtained the sum of
three Million naira from one Nike kolawole under the pretence of helping her to
get a four bedroom townhouse at Ruskin Terrace situate at katampe Extension
Abuja which you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to
section 1(1)(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and other Fraud Related Offences Act
2006 and punishable under Section 1(3)of the same act.”
The
accused persons who pleaded not guilty to the three count charge were alleged
to have falsely obtained the money in their capacity as directors in the said
company from one Nike kolawole under the pretence that they will get her a
four- bedroom house at Katampe Extension, Abuja; and another property at Caemly
Estate, Idu Sabo, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
Following
their plea, their counsel, Kingsley Akpokona moved a motion for bail on behalf
of his clients, but was opposed by the prosecution counsel, Mr. Samuel
Ugwuegbulam who prayed the court for time to respond to the application.
While
consenting to the prosecution’s request for time to respond to the application
for bail, Justice Umar remanded the first accused, Mustapha Audu in Kujeprison
but allowed the second accused person, Zahrah M. Audu to continue to enjoy the
administrative bail earlier granted her.
The
case has been adjourned to Thursday February 28, 2013 for hearing of the bail
application.
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