A Federal High Court sittingin Kano on Friday discharged and acquitted former minister of foreign affairs Alhaji Aminu Wali and Mansur Ahmed accused by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of receiving N950m in 2015 election from the PDP campaign funds without passing through financial institution.
Justice Lewis Allagoa averred that the prosecution though estabilished that the N950 million was received beyond the threshold allowed by law, it failed to estabilish the money was received outside a financial institution.
Solacebase reports that EFCC arraigned Aminu Wali and Mansur Ahmed on 3 count charges of receiving cash payment of 950 million naira on 27th march 2015 contrary to money laundering prohibition act 2011.
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Delivering his judgement justice Lewis Allagoa agrees that the prosecution has proven that the defendants did receive the money.
The judge however held that the prosecution has failed to estabilish that the money did not pass through financial institution, an ingredient of proving the case beyond reasonable doubt.
The judge consequently disharged and acquitted the defendants on all the charges.
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