EL-RUFAI TO REMAIN IN CUSTODY AS COURT ADJOURNS BAIL APPLICATION TO APRIL 14.(PHOTO).
El-Rufai to remain in custody as court adjourns bail application to April 14 Justice Rilwanu Aikawa of a Federal High Court in Kaduna has adjourned the hearing of the bail application filed by former Kaduna State governor, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, to April 14th. The bail application of the former governor came up before the court today. April 1. The court adjourned the case after listening to arguments from both the defence and prosecution El-Rufai was arraigned by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on a 10-count charge bordering on alleged conversion of public property and money laundering. He pleaded not guilty to all the charges. The court ordered that he remain in ICPC custody pending the hearing of his bail application on the fixed date. The former governor arrived at the court premises around 9:00 a.m. in a black Hilux vehicle, accompanied by DSS officials.
The EFCC,on thursday June 16,2016 obtained conviction in a case of Money Laundering brought against one Samuel Duru before Justice M.N Yinusa of the Federal High Court,Enugu.Duru who was arrested by Nigeria Customs Services at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport Enugu was subsequently handed to EFCC for prosecution.His offence was in contravention of Section 12 of the Foreign Exchange {Monitoring and Miscellaneous Provisions} Act,2011.He was charged for failure to declare the sum of Eighty Six Thousand United States Dollars {$86,000.00} out of a total sum of $96 thousand United States Dollars while traveling to China in December 2015.
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