EFCC, on Tuesday, May 16, 2017
arraigned the duo of Buhari Fannami and Ba-Kura Abdullahi on two separate one
count charge before Justice M. T Salihu of the Federal High Court Maiduguri,
for allegedly giving false information to the agency under the whistleblowing
policy.
Fannamit had misled the EFCC with the information about illegally acquired monies purportedly buried at the residence of one Ba’a Lawan but the information turned out to be false after the execution of a search warrant.
On his part, 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.
One of the charges reads, “That you, Buhari Fannami on or about the 8th day of May, 2017 at Maiduguri, Borno State, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did make statement to Officers of the EFCC under the Whistleblowing policy to the effect that large sums of money being the proceeds of crime were buried in the residence Ba’a Lawan at Pompomari Layout along Pompomari Bypass, Maiduguri which information/statement you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under sections 39 (2) (a) and 39 (2) (b) of the EFCC (Establishment) Act 2004 respectively."
The accused persons pleaded not guilty to the charge. 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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