{"id":79055,"date":"2021-03-08T16:19:35","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T15:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=79055"},"modified":"2021-03-08T19:45:56","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T18:45:56","slug":"efcc-arraigns-ex-power-minister-for-n148m-phch-severance-benefit-bribe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/efcc-arraigns-ex-power-minister-for-n148m-phch-severance-benefit-bribe\/","title":{"rendered":"EFCC Arraigns Ex \u2013Power Minister for N148m PHCH Severance Benefit Bribe"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
The Economic and financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, March 8,
\n2021 arraigned a former minister of state for power, Muhammed Wakil,
\nbefore Justice S.B.Belgore of the Federal Capital Territory High Court,
\nApo, Abuja on a two counts charge of corruption and abuse of office.<\/p>\n

Wakil was arraigned alongside two companies, Corozzeria Nigeria Limited
\nand Pikat Properties Nigeria Limited, for allegedly receiving
\nN148,000,000.00 (One Hundred and forty Eight Million Naira Only),\u00a0 as
\ngratification from Bestworth Insurance Brokers Limited out of the
\nN27,188,232,208.00(Twenty Seven Billion, One hundred and Eighty Eight
\nmillion, two hundred and thirty two thousand ,Two hundred and Eight
\nNaira, Twenty Kobo)\u00a0 approved outstanding insurance premiums and claims
\nof deceased and incapacitated staff of Power Holding Company of Nigeria,
\nPHCN.<\/p>\n

Count one of the charge reads; “That you Muhammed Wakil, while being
\nMinister of Power and managing director of Corozzeria Nigeria Limited,
\nand Corozzeria Nigeria Limited, on or about 22nd December, 2014, in
\nAbuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did corruptly
\nreceive the sum of N118,000,000.00(One Hundred and Eighteen Million)
\nNaira only through Corozzeria Nigeria Limited’s Polaris Bank Account No.
\n4010023658 from Bestworth Insurance Brokers Limited out of the sum of
\nN27,188,232,208.20(Twenty Seven Billion, One Hundred and Eighty Eight
\nMillion, Two Hundred and Thirty-two Thousand ,Two Hundred and Eight
\nNaira, Twenty Kobo) only being the sum approved for the payment of
\noutstanding insurance premiums and claims of deceased and incapacitated
\nstaff of Power Holding Company of Nigeria( PHCN), and thereby committed
\nan offence contrary to Section 8(1)(a) of the Corrupt Practices and
\nOther Related Offences Act, 2000 and punishable under Section
\n8(1)(b)(ii)of the same Act.”<\/p>\n

When the charges were read, the defendant pleaded “not guilty.”<\/p>\n

Counsel for the prosecution, Benjamin Manji asked the court to set a
\ndate for commencement of trial and remand the defendant at a
\nCorrectional Centre, pending trial.<\/p>\n

However counsel for the defendants, B.C Igwilo SAN, prayed the court to
\ngrant bail to the 1st defendant. “My lord, our humble application is for
\nthe first defendant to be admitted to bail, “he said<\/p>\n

But the prosecution counsel opposed the oral application, while urging
\nthe Court to order the defendant to file the application formally.<\/p>\n

Justice Belgore adjourned the matter till March 31, 2021 for
\ndetermination of bail application and remanded the defendant in the
\ncustody of the EFCC.<\/p><\/div>\n

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