A Federal High Court sitting in
Port Harcourt has ordered the remand of George Turnah, an ex-political ally to
former President Goodluck Jonathan, in prison custody.
Turner, a former Special Adviser
on Youths to the ex-managing director of the Niger Delta Development
Commission, NDDC, Bassey Dan-Abia, is facing an alleged fraud.
He was brought to court on
Wednesday by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
Turnah, alongside seven firms,
were arraigned on 12 counts bordering on obtaining by false pretence, money
laundering and abuse of office to the tune of N3, 094, 268, 235.69.
Earlier, the trial judge, Justice
Ibrahim Watila, dismissed the oral bail application of the accused person
through his (Turnah) counsel, Amuda Kanika, SAN.
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