The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Tuesday arraigned one Sule Yusuf Saulawa, a permanent secretary in the Katsina State civil service before Justice Sanusi Tukur of the Katsina High Court on one count charge of obtaining by false pretense contrary to Section 1(1)(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006.
The accused person allegedly obtained the sum of N2.5 million while he was attached to the office of the Deputy Governor of Katsina State from the complainant on the pretext that it was required for bidding documents that would enable the office award the complainant a contract to supply fertilizer to all the local government areas in the state.
The accused person however pleaded not guilty to the charge when it was read to him in court.
In view of his plea, prosecution counsel, Sa’ad Hanafi Sa’ad requested the court for trial date and also asked that the accused person be remanded in prison custody. However, counsel representing the accused person Bashir Mohammed moved a bail application praying the court to admit his client to bail pending the determination of the case.
Hanafi objected the bail application on the grounds that the accused person if granted bail, would likely jump bail because he had once violated the terms of the administrative bail granted to him by the Commission.
Justice Tukur remanded the accused person in prison custody and adjourned the matter to January 6, 2017 for ruling on bail application and commencement of trial.
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