Afrigather The Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee, (EFCC) on Wednesday, arraigned the duo of Haruna Gora Pama and Kadiri James on allegations of fraudulent act earlier than Justice Tijjani G. Ringim of the Federal Excessive Courtroom, Maiduguri.
In accordance with EFCC, Maiduguri Zonal Command, they have been arraigned on two-count fees of cash laundering and acquiring by false pretence to the tune of N36, 247, 937.72 (Thirty Six Million, Two Hundred and Forty Seven Thousand, 9 Hundred and Thirty Seven Naira, Seventy-two kobo).
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Depend one of many cost reads: “That you simply, Haruna Gora Pama, Kadiri James and Peter Katuka, Freedom, Monday Ekoja George, Abdulmajid Khamis, and David Potter (all now at massive) generally in June 2022, at Maiduguri, Borno State, throughout the jurisdiction of this honourable court docket, did conspire amongst yourselves to do unlawful act, to wit: conspiracy to commit cash laundering and thereby dedicated an offence opposite to and punishable below Part 21 of the Cash Laundering ( Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022 (as amended) respectively.”
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Depend two reads: “That you simply, Haruna Gora Pama, Kadiri James and Peter Katuka, Freedom, Monday Ekoja George, Abdulmajid Khamis and David Potter (all now at massive) generally in June 2022, at Maiduguri, Borno State throughout the jurisdiction of this honourable court docket, immediately transformed the combination sum of N 36, 247, 937. 72 which you must know that it fashioned a part of proceeds of an illegal act to wit: acquiring cash below false pretence and thereby dedicated an offence opposite to and punishable below Part 18(2) (b) of the Cash Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022 and punishable below Part 18(3) of the identical Act.”
The defendants pleaded “not responsible” to the costs once they have been learn to them.
Thereafter, prosecution counsel, Faruk Muhammad prayed the court docket for a trial date and for them to be remanded in a Correctional Centre.
Justice Ringim remanded them in a Correctional Centre and adjourned the matter until February 1, 2024 for trial.
