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  • Alleged N109billion Fraud: Court Remands Suspended Accountant-General, Ahmed Idris, Others, Adjourns To July 27

    Alleged N109billion Fraud: Court Remands Suspended Accountant-General, Ahmed Idris, Others, Adjourns To July 27

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    A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Maitama, Abuja, on Friday, has ordered the remand of the former Accountant-General of the Federation, Idris Ahmed, and three others over 14 charges of N109billion fraud.
    Justice O A. Adeyemi-Ajayi who gave the ruling on Friday adjourned till July 27.





    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) docked Idris alongside three others, Godfrey Olusegun Akindele, Mohammed Usman and Gezawa Commodity Market and Exchange Limited, over 14 charges of N109billion fraud, on Friday.
    The prosecution, Rotimi Jacobs, prayed the court to grant the prosecution leave to prefer a criminal charge under Section 109 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (2015) (ACJA) against them.
    Justice Adeyemi-Ajayi granted him his prayers.
    Count one of the 14 charges filed against Idris and others by the EFCC, reads, “That you, Ahmed Idris, between February and December, 2021 at Abuja, in the Abuja Judicial Division of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, being a public servant by virtue of your position as the Accountant General of the Federation, accepted from Olusegun Akindele, a gratification in the aggregate sum of N15,136,221,921.46, whose sum was converted to the United States dollars by the said Olusegun Akindele and which sum did not form part of your lawful remuneration but as a motive for accelerating the payment of 13% derivation to the nine (9) oil producing States in the Federation, through the office of the Accountant General of the Federation, and you, thereby, committed an offence contrary to Section 155 of the Penal Code Act Cap 532 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 1990 and punishable under the same section.”
    After reading the charges, the defendants pleaded “not guilty” to the 14 charges.
    Counsel to Idris, Chris Uche, made an oral application for the bail of his client.
    But Jacobs opposed the oral bail application, arguing that it must be done in writing.
    However, Uche pleaded for the release of his client pending the filing of a written application for his bail.
    According to him, the court should consider that the defendants had been on administrative bail granted him by the EFCC.
    “Since there is no complaint that they have breached any of the conditions, they should be allowed to continue on that bail,” Uche said.
    After hearing all the arguments, Justice Adeyemi-Ajayi said in her ruling; that “the court is not a puppet to dance to the rhythm of public opinion.
    “In the interest of justice for all, they are remanded in prison custody,” and adjourned the case till July 27.”

     

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  • Africa’s week in pictures: 15-21 July 2022

    Africa’s week in pictures: 15-21 July 2022

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    A selection of the week’s best photos from across the continent and beyond:

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    Man and woman both in colourful shawls staring into the camera. They are standing in front of a green house

    On Friday a Maasai man and his wife stand outside their new house in Handeni, Tanzania, after authorities controversially relocated Maasai pastoralists from the Ngorongoro conservation area.

    A young woman standing next to an old yellow Volkswagen. There are red, black and white stripes on the car.

    On Sunday in Lagos, Nigeria, a young woman poses with an old Volkswagen car at the Vintage Africana museum.

    A woman walking amongst a garden full of greenery.

    While in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, on Monday a woman walks through a project growing vegetables, which has been set up to try and tackle rising food prices.

    Kenyan writer and poet Khadija Abdalla standing on a historical site, there are ruins of brick buildings behind her. She is wearing a green headscarf and a white dress.

    On the same day in the Italian capital, Rome, Kenyan writer Khadija Abdalla attends the International Festival of Rome at the Palatine Stadium.

    A packed crowd of people gathered together. There is one man in the middle smiling with his hands in the air - he looks jubilant.

    In Kenya on Saturday one man celebrates at a political rally in Kisumu as he waits for a cash handout, which are being given out at these events ahead of elections next month.

    Nigerian men on the streets celebrating with talking drums and holding up election poster.

    There is more election fever in Nigeria on Sunday as people celebrate the victory of the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Ademola Adeleke, in gubernatorial elections in Osun State…

    A man holders political posters with Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his running mate, Shettima, on them

    In the capital, Abuja, a man holds up election posters in support of the ruling All Progressives Congress party on Wednesday, ahead of a presidential vote next year.

    Man sitting on down on a beach in Senegal

    In the village of Djiffer in Senegal, a man sits down by the beach on Tuesday…

    Donkey outside a mosque

    In the nearby village of Palmarin, a donkey is captured outside a mosque.

    Ahmed Al Ahmer mid-air with the handball as Cape Verde defenders try to stop him.

    On Monday an Egyptian handball player goes up against Cape Verde defenders in Cairo at the African Nations Handball Championship.

    Athletes mid-way in the air doing steeplechase

    On the same day at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Morocco’s Soufiane El Bakkali takes a leap during the steeplechase race, which he goes on to win.

    Khaya Zondo on pitch, grinning with arms outstretched.

    South African cricket player Khaya Zondo is all smiles as his team trains in the UK city of Manchester…

    John Boyega in a bright red suit smiling widely.

    As is British-Nigerian actor John Boyega as he attends the ESPY awards in Hollywood on Wednesday.

    Man operating equipment nearby to fire. It is dark, but you can see an orange glimmer of the fire in the background.

    On Tuesday a man helps tackle a huge fire in the Borj Cedria forest in the southern suburb of Tunisia’s capital, Tunis.

    A sunset over water, with a palm tree in the distance.

    While the sun sets in Algiers, Algeria, on Friday.

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