Accused
of fraud and money laundering by EFCC, they were arraigned today for
receiving N1.35b kickback from a government contractor and have been
remanded in prison custody in Kano till September 28.
Delivering
a ruling today at the federal high court in Kano, Justice Evelyn
Anyadike ordered them to be remanded in a Kano Prison Custody.
The
defence counsel, Mr. Effiong, had argued that remanding them in prison
would amount to trampling on their fundamental human rights and pleaded
they be sent to either of EFCC facilities in Abuja or Kano.
The
counsel to the EFCC, Chile Okoroma, however objected to the plea, saying
EFCC facilities were full to capacity both in Kano and Abuja.
The case was adjourned to September 28 for ruling on bail applications.
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