US EditionNigeria: Alleged N1.02bn Fraud - Court Remands 3 Kano Electoral Officials in Prison
Prof. Sani Malumfashi and two co-defendants face six money laundering counts involving N1.02 billion, with bail consideration set for Jan. 27, court records show.
- On Tuesday, the Federal High Court in Abuja ordered Prof. Sani Malumfashi, Chairman, KANSIEC, and two others remanded to Kuje Correctional Centre over an alleged N1 billion money‑laundering charge after they pleaded not guilty to six counts.
- According to the ICPC filing, the defendants allegedly siphoned N450 million, N310 million and N260 million in Kano between November and December 2024 through SLM Agro Global Farm accounts 0018222634 and 0015932143 with Jaiz Bank on Nov. 1, 2024.
- Procedural records show Osuobeni Akponimisingha asked the court to read the charge under Sections 2 and 18 of the Money Laundering Act, 2022 to enable plea, while NAN reports an earlier arraignment was struck out due to ICPC's failure to effect service.
- The court set Jan. 27 for bail consideration, and Justice James Omotosho ruled that a formal bail application must be filed so the prosecution can respond, with defendants held at Kuje Correctional Centre pending the application.
- The court scheduled the trial to begin on March 25, and NAN notes that an earlier arraignment before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik was struck out after ICPC failed to serve court documents.
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Nigeria: Alleged N1.02bn Fraud - Court Remands 3 Kano Electoral Officials in Prison
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday remanded the Chairman of the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC), Professor Sani Malumfashi, and three others in prison following their alleged complicity in a N1.02 billion fraud.
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