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The accused pleaded not guilty to the
charge when it was read to him.
Upon the accused plea, counsel to
EFCC, Aso Larrys Peters asked the court to fix a date for trial. However, the
defence counsel, Mohammed S. Waziri prayed the court to grant his client bail on
the grounds that the offence was bailable and that he would be available to face
his trial.
Justice Goodluck granted bail to the
accused person in the sum of N3million with two sureties who must be civil
servant not less than level 12 and must be resident in Abuja.
The case was adjourned to June 25 for
hearing.
The Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC, on May 15, 2013 arraigned one Aminu Ibrahim Gaya before
Justice Olasubo Olarenwaju Goodluck of the FCT High Court, Abuja on a four count
charge bordering on forgery, conspiracy, and obtaining money under false
pretence.
The accused, a retired Assistant
Director with the Federal Capital Development Authority, FCDA, who also owns
GYANO International Limited is alleged to have defrauded one Uche Christian
Okoli, an Estate Agent of the sum of N28,505,000 (twenty eight million five
hundred and five thousand Naira) under the pretext that he had three plots of
land for sale in Abuja.
One of the charge reads, “that you,
Aminu Ibrahim Gaya alias (Abdullahi Mohammed Gaya) on or about 2006 in Abuja
within the Judicial Division of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory
knowingly did have in your possession a forged documents to plot number 49,
Katampe Extension Abuja with the intent to defraud, dishonestly used same as
genuine to induce Uche Christian Okoli, an Estate Agent to Dr. Ngozika Nwaneri
to deliver the sum of N8.5 million(Eight million five hundred thousand naira only).
The accused pleaded not guilty to the
charge when it was read to him.
Upon the accused plea, counsel to
EFCC, Aso Larrys Peters asked the court to fix a date for trial. However, the
defence counsel, Mohammed S. Waziri prayed the court to grant his client bail on
the grounds that the offence was bailable and that he would be available to face
his trial.
Justice Goodluck granted bail to the
accused person in the sum of N3million with two sureties who must be civil
servant not less than level 12 and must be resident in Abuja.
The case was adjourned to June 25 for
hearing.
By Emeka Ibemere
By Emeka Ibemere
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