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BREAKING: Wakil, Former Minister, Remanded In EFCC Detention For ‘Laundering N450m’

During the Goodluck Jonathan years, Wakil was Minister of State for Power, appointed in March 2014. He was a member of the House of Representatives, and was Vice chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (North East). He was also Majority Leader of the House of Representatives during the tenure of Umar Ghali Na'abba as Speaker upon Nigeria's return to democracy in 1999.

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The Federal High Court sitting in Maiduguri on Monday ordered that Former Minister of State for Power, Hon. Mohammed Wakil and four persons should be remanded in the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) facility over alleged money laundering of N450million.

The accused persons are Wakil, Garba Abacha Umar, Ibrahim Shehu Birma, Dr. Abubakar Ali Kullima and Engr. Muhammad Baba Kachalla. 

EFCC had instituted legal action against the accused persons before the Federal High Court presided over by Justice, Muhammad Salihu, on a seven-count charge bordering on money laundering

According to Halima Shehu, counsel to the EFCC, the case against the defendants was received by the Commission by way of intelligence report.

She said the defendants agreed among one another to make and receive cash payments above the threshold outside financial institutions, and after the conduct of investigations, fats incriminating enough to warrant prosecution were established against the defendants.

Although the defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges, Justice Mohammed Salihu opposed the oral bail application filed by the defence counsel, Mohammed Umar, and ordered that the defendants be remanded in EFCC custody pending the determination of motion for bail later filed by the defence. 

He adjourned the case to 3rd of July this year.

During the Goodluck Jonathan years, Wakil was Minister of State for Power, appointed in March 2014.

He was a member of the House of Representatives, and was Vice chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (North East).

He was also Majority Leader of the House of Representatives during the tenure of Umar Ghali Na'abba as Speaker upon Nigeria's return to democracy in 1999.