Former Minister of interior alongside the 3rd accused person F. O Alayebami,has been remanded at Kuje Prison pending the determination of their application for bail for their involvement in the 2014 Nigeria Immigration Service recruitment scam.
Justice Anwuli Chikere of the federal high court in Abuja gave the remand order while presiding over the court sitting today, February 29, where the three accused having listened to all the charges against them said they were not guilty.
However the 2nd accused Anastasia Nwobia,was granted bail because she is a nursing mother as stated by her lawyer Chris Uche and following her release from the custody of the EFCC on administrative bail which the justice said “The administrative bail granted to the second defendant is to continue under the same condition while the first and third defendants be remanded in prison custody,”
One of the charges read: “One of the accused Mahmood Ahmadu(who is at large) in connivance with Drexel Tech Nigeria Ltd, lavished the total of N423,800,000.00(Four Hundred and Twenty Three Million, Eight Hundred Thousand naira) part of the N676,675,000 (Six Hundred and Seventy Six Million, Six Hundred and Seventy Five Thousand Naira) gotten from the applicants on the following: the sum N202, 500, 000( Two Hundred and Two Million Five Hundred Thousand naira ) in purchase of a property in a choice area of the Federal Capital territory, N120, 100,000 (One Hundred and twenty Million One hundred Thousand Naira ) used in upgrading a property in Abuja, while the total of N101, 200, 000( One Hundred and One Million Two Hundred thousand Naira) was converted to United states dollars for personal use.”
The matter has been adjourned to Thursday, March 3 for hearing on the application.But till then Mr.Abba Moro will be cooling off at Kuje Prison.
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