A Justice of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday gave the order for a former minister be remand in prison after EFCC arraigned him on a 6-count charge. A former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Bala Mohammed, was on Wednesday remanded in the Kuje Maximum Prison over allegations of fraud.
Mohammed was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC on a six-count charge for alleged abuse of office while he served as Minister of the FCT.
He was brought before a High Court of the FCT for his alleged involvement in the collection of gratification to the tune of N550 million, while in office as minister.
Count one of the charge reads:
“That you, Bala A. Mohammed, while being the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, sometime in 2014 in Abuja within the Judicial Division of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory did accept gratification of a house worth N550, 000,000 (Five Hundred and Fifty Million Naira) only situated at No. 2599 & 2600 Cadastral Zone A04 Asokoro District, Abuja from Aso Savings & Loans Plc as reward for performing your official duties and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 18 (b) of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act 2000 and punishable under Section 18 (d) of the same Act.”
Bala Mohammed: thinking about the prison condition
He is also accused of failing to declare properties belonging to him. However, Mohammed pleaded not guilty to the charge.
After taking his plea, the application for bail was heard and the presiding judge, Abubakar Talba adjourned the matter till May 12 for ruling on the application for bail.
He ordered that the defendant be remanded in prison custody pending the determination of the bail application.
The former minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja will spend the next 48hours in Kuje Prison, and photographs taken in the court, showed he was shattered by the news that he will be spending some time in the slammer.
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