The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ilorin Zonal Office, has arraigned four Kwara State Government officials, before Justice Babangana Ashigar of a Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin on a two-count charge bordering on money laundering.
Those arraigned on Thursday include Abubakar Ishiak, Permanent Secretary; Shina Mudasir Akorede, Director of Administration and Finance; Rasaq Momonu, Controller Finance, and Account, and Hafeez Yusuf, Cashier.
According to the charged sheet, “That you, Abubakar Ishiak, being the Permanent Secretary, Kwara State Government House, Shina Mudasir Akorede, being the Director of Administration and Finance, Rasaq Momonu, being the Controller of Finance and Account, Kwara State Government House, and Hafeez Yusuf, being the Cashier of Kwara State Government House on or about the 14th day of February 2019 at Ilorin, Kwara State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did make a cash payment of N20,300,000 (Twenty Million, Three Hundred Thousand Naira) only to one Energy Multi-Trade Unique Interbiz Limited through the company’s Chief Executive Officer, Jimoh Sarafadeen Kolade for services rendered to Kwara State Government House, which cash sum exceeded the limitation of N10 million payable to a body corporate and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 1 (b) and Punishable under section 16 of the same Act.”
They all pleaded “not guilty” to the charges.
With their plea, prosecuting counsel, Christopher Mschelia, asked the court for a date for trial to commence as the EFCC was prepared to prove its case against them.
“We are asking your lordship to order that they should be remanded in prison,” Mschelia added.
The lead defence counsel, Barrister Abdulwahab Bamidele, however, made an oral application for bail but Mschelia urged the Court not to grant the request, insisting that “the substantive bail application is not ripe for hearing”.
Justice Babangana Ashigar in his ruling denied the oral application for bail and ordered the defendants to be remanded in EFCC custody.
The Judge then adjourned to May 8, 2019, for the hearing of the formal bail application, while the trial is to commence on June 6, 2019.
820983 963956i could only wish that solar panels cost only several hundred dollars, i would really like to fill my roof with solar panels- 414873
899166 860110This web site is often a walk-through like the information you wanted in regards to this and didnt know who to question. Glimpse here, and you will definitely discover it. 49583
380044 711900I got what you intend,bookmarked , extremely decent site. 685770