Adeleke and the other accused persons were arraigned for allegedly defrauding the Oyo State Local Government Staff Pension Board to the tune of N5.6 billion
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The EFCC, in April 2012, arraigned Abisuga and Mohammed Ndakupe on 12 counts bordering on conspiracy, forgery and stealing of N109 million belonging to FCSC pensioners
Justice Kolawole said any counsel who is sick should provide a medical certificate as proof because the Chief Justice of Nigeria has ordered that cases of terrorism and corruption be dealt with expeditiously
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had on April 10 arraigned Uzoma Attang, Esai Dangabar, Atiku Kigo, Ahmed Wada, Onyegbula, Sani Zira and Christian Madubuke over their involvement in the police pension scam
The petition may not be unconnected with the bail conditions, which they claim is too huge to be perfected
The court deferred ruling on the bail application last week and remanded the accused persons in prison following a petition by Teidi to the Chief Justice of the Federation, alleging that the court was biased in the handling of his case
The accused pleaded not guilty to the charge when it was read to him
Counsel to the EFCC, Emmanuel Egwuagu, from Godwin Obla’s Chambers, did not oppose the bail application but asked the court to fix a date for trial
They had pleaded not guilty to the charges and the court admitted them to bail in the sum of N10 million each with two sureties in like sum, one of whom must not be less than an officer on Grade Level 14.
Justice Baba-Yusuf, fixed the date, after Attang’s (fifth accused) counsel, Chief Kanu Agabi, SAN, pleaded with the court for a short adjournment
The suspects have been standing trial on a 24-count charge bordering on stealing before Justice Adamu Bello
Attang, who was absent in court when the others were first arraigned, was in charge of the police pension fund when N7.8 billion was stolen through 10,863 cheques
John Yakubu Yusufu is hugely heartless. He has been living a large, loud and comfortable existence by existing on poor pensioners money. And for this apostate infidel of a thief to walk away after killing thousands of pensioners is the ultimate postmodern assault on our legal system