Mohammed was remanded in Kuje Prison on Tuesday after he was arraigned before Justice Abubakar Talba on allegations of fraud and abuse of office during his time as FCT minister.
The corruption trial of Emmanuel Atewe, a former commander of the Nigerian Army operation in the Niger Delta codenamed “Operation Pulo Shield” continued on Friday at the Federal High Court, Lagos, with the first prosecution witness narrating to the court how he aided the accused person to withdraw part of the funds.
The Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, has re-arraigned former Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Patrick Akpobolokemi and former commander of the Joint Task Force, JTF’s Operation Pulo Shield, Emmanuel Atewe over N8.5 billion alleged fraud.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arraigned former Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, Emeka Mba and three others on a 15-count charge of money laundering and procurement fraud to the tune of N2.8 billion.
More revelations continue to emerge at the ongoing corruption trial of former Chief of Defence Staff , Alex Badeh as the 13th prosecution witness, Joseph Okpetu, told the court on Friday that he handled contracts for the ex-Air Chief.