Kaduna govt. official arraigned for taking N190.4m from Diezani
- One Baba Ahmed has been arraigned before Justice S.M Shuaibu of the Federal High Court Kaduna state
- Ahmed was arraigned on a two count charge bodering on money laundering and rentention of proceeds of a criminal conduct valued at N190 million
- The prosecution counsel, Joshua Saidi then asked for a date for commencement of trial while praying the accused be remanded in prison custody
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Kaduna office on Thursday, May 31, arraigned one Abdulrasheed Baba Ahmed before Justice S.M Shuaibu of the Federal High Court Kaduna on a two count charge bodering on money laundering and rentention of proceeds of a criminal conduct valued at N190.4 million.
The accused, AbdulRasheed, who was the then director finance and administration, ministry of Justice, Kaduna state, allegedly in March 2015 collected the above sum from the Ali Akilu Road branch of Fidelity Bank which also formed part of the federal government's funds diverted by the former minister of finance Diezani Alison Madueke.
Count one read: "That you Raheed Baba Ahmed, the former director of finance ministry of justice Kaduna division of this honourable court did directly take possession of the aggregate sum of N190.4 million which sum you reasonably ought to have known forms part of proceeds of unlawful activity to wit:
One Baba Ahmed has been arraigned before Justice S.M Shuaibu of the Federal High Court Kaduna state.Photo credit: EFCC
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"Bribery and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 15(2) of the money laundering prohibition act, 2012 as ammended and punishable under Section 15(3) of the same act.
He however pleaded not guilty to the charges. Lead prosecution counsel, Joshua Saidi then asked for a date for commencement of trial while praying the accused be remanded in prison custody.
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In his ruling, Justice Shuaibu refused an oral application for bail of the accused insisting that a formal application be filed before the Court. He directed that the accused be remanded in prison custody.
The case was thereafter adjourned to the 6th of June, 2018 for hearing of bail application.
Meanwhile, NAIJ.com had reported that former governor of Kaduna state, Ramalan Yero, and three others were remanded in prison by a Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna.
Justice Mohammed Shuaibu gave the order following the arraignment of the defendants by the EFCC.
Yero and the other defendants were charged with four counts bordering on money laundering, criminal conspiracy, misappropriation of public fund, and breach of trust.
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Source: Naija.ng