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EFCC Arraigns Ex Minister, Wakil, Four Others for N341m Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, July 2, 2018 arraigned a former minister of State for Power, Muhammad Wakil and four others before Justice M.T Salihu of the of Federal High Court, Maiduguri, Borno State on a-7 count charge bordering on criminal conspiracy and Money Laundering to the tune of over N 341m. The others are Garba Abacha, Ibrahim Shehu Birma, Dr. Abubakar Ali Kullima and Engr. Muhammad Baba Kachalla Wakil and the other defendants allegedly received the said sum from the $115million disbursed by a former minister of petroleum resources Diezani Alison-Mad…