Shamsudeen Bala, son of a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Bala Mohammed, was on May 30, 2017 re-arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, before Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court, Abuja.

He was re-arraigned along with four companies – Bird Trust Agro Allied Limited, Intertrans Global Logistic Limited, Diakin Telecommunications Limited and Bal-Vac Mining Nigeria Limited, on an amended 15-count charge, bordering on money laundering.
The amendment, which was effected in counts 10 to 15, according to prosecution counsel, Ben Ikani, “was to accommodate new information” in the alleged charge brought against them.

In one of the amended counts, the prosecution alleged that Bala knowingly failed to declare “the sum of £472.26 standing to your credit domiciled at Standard Chartered Bank Plc, an offence contrary to section 27 (1) of the EFCC Act 2004”.

He was also alleged to have deliberately concealed the sum of $32,512.44 and €17.45 in the same bank but with different account numbers, while declaring his assets, an offence contrary to the EFCC Act, and punishable by same. He also allegedly “without going through a financial institution made cash payment of N200 million only to Faruk Saleh at Abuja as payment for purchase of House 2A, No 7 Gana Street, Maitama, Abuja, which exceeded the statutory limit”, an offence contrary to the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2011 as amended in 2012.

He pleaded “not guilty” to the charges when they were read to him.
His counsel, Chris Uche, SAN thereafter urged the court to allow him continue to enjoy the bail earlier granted to him on February 3, 2017 two days after he was first arraigned.
Uche, further requested for time to study the amended charge dated May 25, 2017, which he said he was “only being served” by the prosecution.

Ikani did not oppose his application for bail.
Justice Dimgba has adjourned to June 26, 2017 for “continuation of hearing”


http://www.metronaija.com/2017/05/efcc-re-arraigns-ex-fct-ministers-son.html

Now that Buhari is coming back, EFCC has resumed work

lol...... d guy looks like a terrorist

Hen is a young thug

Na wa...how much can one human being spend

The way and amount some Nigerians loot is shocking..

"."Choi .....

shaking my head for nigeria

Bush meat don catch hunter.

Look at his face

he deserves to be striped and paraded unclad

tylesh:
Look at his face

look at your own face

Hmmmm.. I hand over dos stealing our money to God.. He will judge u all

Pls i always see nairalanders write lalasticlala,pls who is lalasticlala,is he really exists ,pls i want answer.

1.2b?

God help Nigeria

At the end nothing will happen to him.

Keneking:
Now that Buhari is coming back, EFCC has resumed work

......Baba OyoYoooo !

That's a whole lot of money!

Govt of propaganda

funny thing is that the looted funds when recovered will still be looted... Looting looted funds

Which FCT minister has not been corrupt?

Is this not the same mess that El-Rufai was doing?

Product of Jonathans administration,just minister 's son 1.4b or how much...how much is the baba going to steal nw....

Efcc always chasing shadows... At the end of the day, he wouldn't be arrested

jericco1:
At the end nothing will happen to him.

u got it, muslim hausas dont go to jail

good

CHINEKE!!!!!!


SON o!! Not even the person dem appoint!!

careytommy7:
Govt of propaganda

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LastProphet:

u got it, muslim hausas dont go to jail

Sambo Dasuki is a xtian Anambra State?

Sule Lamido is a Jew from Abi State?

Putting an end to ethnic and religious bigotry is the only way for us to move forward.

smh

Ye! Blood Of Gawd

1.2 Thousand Abi Wat Did I Just Read


That Devil Is A Liar


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