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Maina Files Suit To Stop EFCC From Arresting Him by danduke85: 6:52pm On Nov 20, 2017
Justice Tukur Aliyu of the Kaduna State High Court has fixed December 15, 2017 to hear the suit filed by the embattled former Chairman of the Presidential Pension Reform Task Team, Mr Abdulrasheed Maina to stop the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from arresting or prosecuting him over alleged corruption.

Maina had through his lawyer, Muhammad Sani Katu, filed the suit at the court to challenge the power of the EFCC to declare him wanted or seize his properties in Kaduna and Abuja over allegations of corruption leveled against him by the anti-graft agency.
In another suit he filed at the Federal High Court also in Kaduna against the EFCC, Attorney General of the Federation, the Senate president and Speaker House of Representatives, Maina challenged the legality of the EFCC to declare him wanted on the grounds that the commission lacks powers to exercise such function.

But the EFCC in a counter affidavit opposing the motion sought the relief of the court for an adjournment to enable them study the issues raised by the respondent and reply accordingly.

The commission said it was only discharging its duties as provided in Sections 6, 7, 8, 13 and 41 of the EFCC Act 2004, which empower it to investigate all cases of economic and financial crimes reported to it for possible prosecution where a prima facie case is established.

After listening to both parties, Justice Aliyu adjourned the case to December 15.

SOURCE:https://www.vigil360.com.ng/politics/21-top-news/4448-maina-files-suit-to-stop-efcc-from-arresting-him.html

Re: Maina Files Suit To Stop EFCC From Arresting Him by odogwubiafra: 7:39pm On Nov 20, 2017
Because he knows that this govt is built on corrupt foundation.
Re: Maina Files Suit To Stop EFCC From Arresting Him by Mchenzier: 7:51pm On Nov 20, 2017
Maina is from the north and a strong supporter of buhari and so his case will be treated as a family affair ....
Re: Maina Files Suit To Stop EFCC From Arresting Him by magoo10(m): 8:14pm On Nov 20, 2017
Maina filing suit unbehalf of apc against apc,what a deceit
Re: Maina Files Suit To Stop EFCC From Arresting Him by Paperwhite(m): 9:02pm On Nov 20, 2017
angry Maina have the gut to rule a lawsuit because of his knowledge of the gross corrupt nature of this useless regime.
Re: Maina Files Suit To Stop EFCC From Arresting Him by ivandragon: 9:07pm On Nov 20, 2017
this is all part of the plan...

the Maina issue has been settled. this court rigmarole is just to give the issue a veneer of credibility...


the court will probably tell the parties to maintain the status quo as at 2014, Maina comes back, resumes duty & the case is put in the cooler... to be brought up any time Maina tries to step out of line...

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