BREAKING: Court Sends Suspended Accountant-General Idris to Prison
- The EFCC has finally dragged the suspended Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, and two others to court
- Idris and the others were accused of stealing and criminal breach of trust to the tune of N109.4 billion
- Though they pleaded not guilty, the court ordered that the suspects be remanded in prison pending the determination of their bail applications
FCT, Abuja - A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has ordered that the suspended Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, and two other defendants be remanded in the Kuje Correctional Facility.
Idris and his co-defendants, according to the EFCC, were arraigned before Justice Adeyemi Ajayi on Friday, July 22, following charges of stealing and criminal breach of trust to the tune of N109.4 billion.
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The former AGF and his fellow respondents – Olusegun Akindele, Mohammed Usman and Gezawa Commodity Market and Exchange Limited, earlier pleaded not guilty to the 14-count charge levelled against them by the anti-graft agency, The Nation reported.
Counsel to Idris, Chris Uche prayed the court to allow the defendant to continue enjoying the administrative bail granted to him by the antigraft agency.
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Uche added that the EFCC has the defendants' international passports, and as such they should be allowed to come back on Monday, July 25, to take their bail application.
The lawyer asked the court to permit the defendants to come back on Monday and not remand them at any correctional facility.
However, the EFCC’s counsel, Rotimi Jacobs, said the administrative bail ended once the charge was filed.
Cour rules, remands Idris, others in prison
Delivering her ruling, Justice Adeyemi Ajayi held that the court is not a puppet to dance to the rhythm of public opinions, Channels TV also reported.
Interjecting, Idris’ counsel pleaded with the court that due to the porous security nature of the Kuje correctional facility, his client should be remanded in EFCC custody.
Justice Ajayi, however, repeatedly ordered the Senior Advocate to sit down, stressing that nobody can overturn her orders before her.
She subsequently adjourned proceedings till Wednesday, July 27, for hearing of bail applications.
Court sentences prominent Nigerian senator to 7 years in prison
In a related development, the Court of Appeal in Lagos has convicted and sentenced Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, representing Delta North Senatorial District, to seven years imprisonment.
The EFCC, in a statement via Facebook, said the appellate court gave the verdict on Friday, July 1.
The court also ordered that the senator's two companies, Golden Touch Construction Project Ltd and Suiming Electrical Ltd, be wound up in line with the provisions of Section 22 of the Money Laundering Prohibition Act 2021.
Source: Legit.ng
