Buhari’s candidate ‘confirmed’ EFCC Chairman.
He holds a B.Sc degree in economics, and masters degree in international affairs and diplomacy.
He holds a B.Sc degree in economics, and masters degree in international affairs and diplomacy.
Items recovered from the suspects include a Toyota Venza car, 30 mobile phones and one laptop.
The lawyer said the EFCC kept the money in the custody of the CBN, Kano branch after its operatives allegedly recovered it from Yakubu’s house.
The letter which was addressed to the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, was read during the start of plenary.
EFCC is prosecuting Maina for alleged money laundering to the tune of N2billion.
We will be asking that this matter be adjourned sine-die, pending the decision of the chief judge.
At the resumed hearing, Abubakar, who said the matter was for trial continuation, noted that Fani-Kayode was not in court.
Abubakar said that Yakubu had deposed to an affidavit at the apex court that the money was kept at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Kano by the EFCC.
Justice Salami disclosed that the Commission also embarked on a nationwide physical verification of recovered forfeited assets, comprising real estates, automobiles, vessels and non-cash assets.
Noble Reporters Media known Media had carried out an investigation on the speaker who allegedly owns more than 60 bank accounts.
The commission said Adewale,and her accomplice, Lamina Hamzat Ajibola, were arrested at the Agungi area of Lekki, Lagos State.
The minister’s spokesman insisted that Malami, who did not set up the investigation panel to probe the suspended EFCC boss, was not saddled with any responsibility to procure witnesses for the panel.
EFCC explained that preliminary investigation established that the suspects are majorly involved in a romance scam and also act as pickers for organized ring of fraudsters.
Magu’s travails followed a memo by the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation Abubakar Malami, who accused him of selling recovered looted assets to his associates.
He further stated that the money recovered from the suspects, which they failed to declare to Customs, has been deposited with the Central Bank of Nigeria, Rivers State Branch, for safekeeping.
He explained that they were apprehended on Tuesday during a raid on their hideout in Ogbomoso, a town in the state.
Analysis of iPhones and laptops recovered from the convicts, yielded fraudulent email addresses and messages, which the convicts confessed to be theirs.
The panel is reported to have told Mr. Magu that the venue of the sitting is temporary and therefore it is impossible to install video recording equipment.
The statement revealed that between 2018 and 2019, Flank Power Resources Limited received the funds from the NDDC, through its account number:1015642852, while GMFD received through account number: 1014657819 both of which are domiciled in Zenith Bank Plc for desilting contracts which aside from being inflated, were not executed but diverted and laundered.
He was granted bail by the Federal High Court in Abuja on February 10, 2020, in the sum of N50m with one surety in like sum.
At the resumed trial, the prosecutor, Bala Sanga, informed the court of an amended charge he filed on July 29 which was served on all the defendants.
Mompha who has also been a guest at the EFCC holding cell, went to pay Adeherself a visit and shared the video on his Instatories.
The suspended EFCC boss also disagreed on the argument of the powers of his office as chairman of the anti-graft agency to initiate criminal prosecution.