EFCC Arraigns Kano Bizman For Giving False Information
The Kano Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday 28 July 2022, arraigned Tanimu Abdullahi Inusa and his company, Tasaf General Merchandise, before Justice Farouk Lawan Adamu of a Kano State High Court, on one count charge of giving false information.
Tanimu, a real estate developer, is accused by the Commission of giving false information to officers of the Nigeria Police in an affidavit, claiming to be a director of Gajere Multiple Links Limited in order to get a police extract for acquiring a licensee that was originally issued to the said company (Gejere) by the Department of Petroleum Resources, as it then was.
The charge reads, “That you, Tanimu Abdullahi Inusa, male, adult of Gashash Road, Kano State on or about the 9th of January, 2020 in Kano, within the judicial Division the High Court, Kano gave information in an affidavit dated 9th January, 2020 to one Sani Isah, a police officer attached to Hotoro Division causing him to issue you with a police extract and which information you knew to be false and you thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 140(a and b) of the Penal Code.”
The defendant pleaded not guilty when the charge was read to him.
In view of his plea, counsel representing the defendant, Labaran Abdulmumin pleaded with the court to grant his client bail. Justice Lawal granted the defendant bail in the sum of Five Hundred Thousand Naira (N500,000.00) and two sureties in like sum. One of the surety, the court ruled, must be a person of means with landed property within the jurisdiction of the court, while the other surety must be the Ward Head where the defendant lives. The sureties must also swear to an affidavit of means, while their passport photograph and addresses are to be verified by the court registrar.
The matter has been adjourned till 3rd November 2022, for commencement of trial.
Eighteen-Eleven Media further gathered that the defendant is also being investigated by the Commission in a multibillion Naira money laundering case in which the Federal High Court Abuja presided over by Justice N.E Maha gave an order, forfeiting multiple properties including filling stations in Kano worth over Ten Billion Naira (N10,000,000,000) only to the federal government.
