The Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 arraigned Mohammed Nuraini
Adamu, son of former governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Adamu alongside one
Felix Onyeabo Ojiako before Justice J. K. Daggard of the Federal High Court
sitting in Kano on a 5-count charge of money laundering.
Adamu's trouble followed a petition by
one Atta Esin, Executive Director, Biolocks Technologies Limited who alleged
that the defendants used his company’s name (Biolocks) to execute contract
without his knowledge.
He further alleged that the contract
resulted in the accumulation of withholding tax to the tune of N1,311,519.99
(One Million, Three Hundred and Eleven Thousand, Five Hundred and Nineteen
Naira, Ninety Nine Kobo).
According
to the petitioner, the contract worth was N26,230,399.60 (Twenty Six Million,
Two Hundred Thirty Thousand, Three Hundred and Ninety Nine Naira, Sixty Kobo),
but investigation into the alleged fraud revealed that the actual contract sum
was N92,036,490 (Ninety Two Million, Thirty Six Thousand, Four Hundred and
Ninety Naira Only).
Adamu and his co-accused allegedly
perpetrated the fraud by forging the board resolution of the company in order
to open a new account in the company's name where the proceeds of the contract
were subsequently deposited.
The defendants pleaded not guilty
when it was read to them.
In view of their pleas, prosecuting
counsel, B. M. Buhari asked the court for a date to commence trial.
Adamu’s counsel, Mamman Lawal raised
no objection but prayed the court to admit his clients to bail.
Buhari opposed the bail application
with a 7-paragraph counter affidavit. He, however, left the discretion to or
not to grant the application to the court.
Justice Daggard, thereafter, adjourned
to February 7 for ruling on the bail application and ordered the defendants to be
remanded in EFCC custody.
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