The Abuja Zonal Command of the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee (EFCC) has arraigned an Appearing Director of the Renewable Power Division of the Power Fee of Nigeria, Alhassan Musa, earlier than Justice AY Shafa of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT) Excessive Court docket, Gwagwalada for allegedly allegedly defrauded one Alhaji Musa Baba of the sum of N3,800,000 (Three Million Eight Hundred Thousand Naira Solely) in a botched contract award.
He was charged on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, with three prices bordering on acquiring cash underneath false pretenses.
Depend one reads: “That you simply, on or about January 21, 2019, in Abuja, inside the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court docket, by false pretenses and with intent to defraud, defrauded Alhassan Musa of the sum of Three Million Eight Hundred Thousand Naira (N3,800,000.00 ) for your self from one Alhaji Musa Baba in consideration for the award of a contract for the rehabilitation of Jatropha Farm Karshi for the manufacturing of biodiesel by the Power Fee of Nigeria and thereby dedicated an offense opposite to Part 1 (1 ) (a) of the Superior Payment Fraud and Different Associated Offenses Act 2006 and punishable underneath part 1(3) of the identical Act.
Depend two reads: 'That you simply, Alhassan Musa, on or about January 21, 2019, made a false contract award on the letterhead of the Power Fee of Nigeria with the intention of constructing one Alhaji Musa Baba half with the sum of three million eight hundred thousand Naira (N3, 800,000.00) and thereby dedicated an offense opposite to Part 363 of the Felony Code Act, Legal guidelines of the Federation (Abuja) 1990 and punishable underneath Part 364 of the identical Act.
He pleaded not responsible to all three prices once they have been learn to him, prompting the prosecution to hunt a trial date.
Decide Shafa, nonetheless, granted the defendant bail within the sum of N1,000,000 (One Million Naira solely) with one surety in the identical quantity. He additional ordered that the suspect be detained at Kuje Jail till February 22, 2024 pending the achievement of his bail situation.
Musa, an Appearing Director of the Renewable Power Division of the Power Fee of Nigeria, was arrested by the EFCC by way of a petition for allegedly gathering the sum of N3, 800,000 from the petitioner generally on January 21, 2019 promising him to supply a contract for the rehabilitation of Jetrofa Farms Karshi for biodiesel manufacturing, which he has since failed to satisfy.
