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Another whistleblow backfires
Ba-Kura Abdullahi and Buhari Fannamit have been docked by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday for giving false information that misled the commission.
The two were arraigned before Justice M. T Salihu of the Federal High Court Maiduguri.
Fannamit had told the EFCC about illegally acquired monies buried at the residence of one Ba’a Lawan, but the information turned out to be false after the execution of a search warrant.
Ba-Kura Abdullahi also gave false information to the effect that large sum of money in naira and foreign currencies were buried in the residence of Ba’a Lawan.
The two allegedly committed an offence contrary to and punishable under sections 39 (2) (a) and 39 (2) (b) of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (Establishment) Act 2004 respectively”.
But the accused person pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The counsel to the prosecution, Alkassim Ja’afarn, asked for a trial date and prayed the court to remand the accused person in the prison custody pending trial.
Justice Salihu adjourned the matter to June 7 and 8, 2017 for hearing and ordered the accused to be remanded in the prison custody.
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