Abdulrasheed Maina, former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), has been sentenced to a total of 61 years imprisonment by the Federal High Court, Abuja, which will run concurrently for eight years, for defrauding the Federal Government of the sum of N2.1 billion. The sentence, which started counting from October 26, 2019 when the 12-count charge was brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), meant the convict began serving his eight years term from the very date. By implication, the convict has only…
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Businessman, who fled kidnappers’ den, abducted again in Zamfara
Aminu Jangeme, a businessman in Zamfara State, who escaped from kidnappers’ den last year, has been abducted again. Sarki, as he is popularly known, was abducted in his village in 2020 along with six others. While negotiation on payment of ransom was ongoing, he escaped and fled to Gusau town with members of his family. It was learnt that Jangeme returned to the village, not knowing that the bandits had been looking for him. He was reportedly re-abducted on his farm on the Gusau-Dansadau Road last Thursday. His elder…
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