Photo: EFCC Arraigns Three for N93m LoanScam

Find the EFCC Press release below...
The Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC, on Monday October 27,
2014 arraigned the trio of Ibrahim Abubakar,
Abubakar Maigaskiya and Bashir Musa before
Justice Fa ruk Lawal of Kano State High Court
on two separate charges bordering on
conspiracy to obtain money by false pretence.
While the 1st accused, Ibrahim Abubakar was
docked on a 13-count charge, the duo of
Abubakar Maigaskiya and Bashir Musa were
slammed with a 2-count charge.
The accused persons alongside three others
currently at large were alleged to have
sometime in June 2009 conspired among
themselves and forged documents purportedly
emanating from the Federal Medical Centre,
Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State, for use in obtaining
a N93million loan facility from a new
generation bank.
The other suspects are Aminu Garba Gulma,
Muhammed Surajo and Yunusa Abdullahi.
Because of their absence in court, the charge
had to be separated to facilitate the speedy
trial of the accused persons that were ready
for trial.
While moving the motion to split the charge,
the prosecution counsel, M.S Abubakar
submitted that in order not to continue
delaying the trial of the accused persons
present in court and for the purpose of fair
hearing the 1st, 5th and 6th accused persons
should be tried separately pending the
appearance of the other accused persons.
Counsel to the1st accused person M.E Sheriff
and counsel to 5th and 6th accused persons
did not object to the motion.
The three accused however pleaded not guilty
when the charges were read to them.
They were however remanded in prison
custody pending hearing of their bail
applications. The case was adjourned to
October 31, 2014