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EFCC Re-Arraigns Ex-SMEDAN DG, Masari, Presents First Witness

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has re-arraigned a former Director General of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria SMEDAN, Bature Umar Masari, on an amended 22-count charge before Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja. Masari, is being accused of crimes related to money laundering and gratification which is contrary to section 15(2)(b) of the Money Laundering Prohibition Act 2011 as amended by Act No.1 of 2012. He was earlier arraigned on April 10, 2019 on a 17-count charge before same judge. Count one reads: "That you, Bature Umar Mas…