A serving commissioner of the Kano
State Civil Service Commission was on Wednesday charged by The Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of illegally acquiring N17 million .
Aminu Gaya, 61, is standing trial at an
Abuja High Court on a 15-count charge which include forgery and obtaining money
on false pretext.
The EFCC said in 2006 Gaya, whilst
working for the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) in Abuja and
before his appointment in Kano, forged a land title document and sold the land
– Plot 2794 at Cadastral Zone C in Asokoro – to Mr Uche Okoli.
The accused, who pleaded not guilty,
has since been removed from his commissioner post in Kano.
EFCC’s Counsel, Mr Andrew Akojah stated that the
accused is planning to relocate to the United
Arab Emirates and should not be granted bail, but Judge Olasumbo Goodluck set
the bail at N5 million with two sureties in like sum, and adjourned the case to
March.
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