Two men, Buhari Fannami and Ba-Kura Abdullahi have been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for allegedly giving false information to the agency under the whistleblowing policy. There has been so much hullabaloo about the whistle blowing policy initiated by the Federal Government. The duo was arraigned on two separate one count charge before Justice M. T Salihu of the Federal High Court Maiduguri on Tuesday. EFCC arraign 2 men for giving false information.
Fannamit had misled the EFCC anti graft agency with the information about illegally acquired monies purportedly buried at the residence of one Ba’a Lawan but the information turned out to be false after the execution of a search warrant.
On his part, Ba-Kura Abdullahi also gave false information to the effect that large sum of money in naira and foreign currencies were buried in the residence of Ba’a Lawan.
EFCC arraign 2 men for giving false information
The charge against Fannami reads: “That you, Buhari Fannami on or about the 8th day of May, 2017 at Maiduguri, Borno State, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, did make statement to Officers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission under the Whistleblowing policy to the effect that large sums of money being the proceeds of crime were buried in the residence Ba’a Lawan at Pompomari Layout along Pompomari Bypass, Maiduguri which information/statement you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under sections 39 (2) (a) and 39 (2) (b) of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (Establishment) Act 2004 respectively”.
Fannami however pleaded not guilty to the charge.
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Counsel to the prosecution, Alkassim Ja’afar, asked for a trial date and prayed the court to remand the accused person in the prison custody pending trial. Justice Salihu adjourned his case to June 7 and 8, 2017 for commencement of trial. He ordered that the accused be remanded in the prison custody pending mention.
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