Anti-corruption and elections / EFCC

Money Laundering: Court Adjourns Ex-Sokoto Perm Sec, Abubakar’s Trial to May 30

The trial of Mohammed Bello Abubakar, a former Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Sokoto State, on charges of money laundering and forgery slated for Thursday, February 22, 2018 could not go on following the absence of the defendant’s counsel, Y. C. Maikyau, SAN. Abubakar, who was also a former Commissioner, Ministry Lands and Housing, Sokoto State, is facing a 43-count charge of conspiracy, money laundering and forgery preferred against him and others by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, before Justice R. M. Aikawa of the Federal Hig…