31-year-old man remanded in Ilorin over alleged N3.3m diversion
A 31-year-old Amedari Halilu Bala from Okengwe in Okene Local Government Area of Kogi State, is now in the custody of the Nigeria Correctional Centre, Ilorin over alleged diversion of N3.3million.
Justice I.A.Yusuf of the Kwara State High Court ordered the remand of the suspect on Wednesday in Ilorin, the state capital.
The remand order was sequel to Bala's arraignment by the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on one count charge of criminal diversion of funds contrary to Section 308 of the Penal Code and punishable under Section 309 of the same Penal Code.
The charge reads: “That you, Amedari Halilu Bala, on or about 1st day of July 2022 at Ilorin, Kwara State, within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, did dishonestly convert to your personal use, the sum of N3,300,000, property of Abdullahi Bello and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 308 of the Penal Code and punishable under Section 309 of the same law”.
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Following his plea, counsel to the EFCC, Sesan Ola urged the court to fix a trial date for the prosecution to prove its case and remand the defendant in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Centre pending trial.
Justice Yusuf in a short ruling granted the prayer of the prosecution counsel and adjourned to August 18, 2022 for hearing of the defendant's bail application.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Iyiola Oyedepo Durbar Festival Monsurat Omotosho Tanke Fola Consultant Rachael Obisesan Oyeyemi Olasumbo Florence Lawyers Unite Against Corruption Gwanara Tunde Kazeem EndSARS Tescom.kwarastate.gov.ng Aminu Ado Bayero Maigidasanma Bilikisu Gambari Elekoyangan Samari AbdulRazaq Abubakar Jiddah Aremu Odolaye Olusola Saraki Javed Khan Popo-Igbonna Taibat Ayinke Ahmed Toyosi Thomas Lukman Adeloyin Kupchi Hosea Maxwell Pakata Patriots Usman Alkali Baba Democracy Day Asiwaju Bola Tinubu Alimi Umar Gunu Tanke Flyover Bridge Mohammed Danjuma Funmilayo Zubair Jumoke Gafar Saliu Mustapha Shagari Dankaka Folaranmi Aro Bankole Omishore Lafiagi Jimoh Bashir Afonja Haliru Dantoro Okin High School Ayinke Saka Isin Rotimi Atere Habeeb Saidu Shehu Raheem Adaramaja Bello Bature Ahmad Fatima Bisola Muideen Olaniyi Alalade Amos Justus Sayo Binta Abubakar Mora George Innih Forgo Battery Company Limited Saheed Akinwumi Doyin Awoyale Abdulganiyu Oladosu Aliyu Muhammed Abdulrahman Abdulrasak Kwara State Television (KWTV) Arandun Saduki Lafiagi Medinat Folorunsho Salman Oyedepo Adamu Ibrahim Sabi Yusuf Olaolu Ali 3MTT Adijat Adebiyi Innocent Okoye Vasolar AbdulHakeem Ajibola Akanbi Musa Abdullahi NITDA

