N93m loan scam: Three land in trouble

Three suspects who used forged documents to collect a N93 million loan from a new generational bank have been arraigned.

The three men, Ibrahim Abubakar, Abubakar Maigaskiya and Bashir Musa were arraigned before Justice Faruk Lawal of Kano State High Court on two separate charges bordering on conspiracy to obtain money by false pretence.

 While Ibrahim Abubakar was docked on a 13-count charge, the duo of Abubakar Maigaskiya and Bashir Musa were slammed with a 2-count charge.

The EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, said that the accused persons, alongside three others currently at large were alleged to have sometime in June 2009 conspired among themselves and forged documents purportedly emanating from the Federal Medical Centre, Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State, for use in obtaining a N93million loan facility from a new generation bank.

He said: “The other suspects are Aminu Garba Gulma, Muhammed Surajo and Yunusa Abdullahi. Because of their absence in court, the charge had to be separated to facilitate the speedy trial of the accused persons that were ready for trial.”

 While moving the motion to split the charge, the prosecution counsel, M.S Abubakar submitted that in order not to continue delaying the trial of the accused persons present in court and for the purpose of fair hearing of  Ibrahim Abubakar, Abubakar Maigaskiya and Bashir Musa should be tried separately pending the appearance of the other accused persons.

Counsel to Abubakar, M.E Sheriff and counsel to Maigaskiya and Musa did not object to the motion.

The three accused however pleaded not guilty when the charges were read to them.

 They were however remanded in prison custody pending hearing of their bail applications. The case was adjourned to October 31, 2014.