THE Federal High Court in Abuja, presided over by Honourable Justice Okon Abang today, Tuesday, November 24, 2020, also revoked the bail granted Faisal Maina, the son of alleged pension thief, Abdulrasheed Maina, and issued bench warrant for his arrest.
Faisal is being tried along with his father for money laundering related offences by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before the court.
In a bench ruling Justice Abang granted an oral application by the prosecuting counsel, Mohamed Abubakar, for the revocation of Faisal’s bail and ordered his arrest for failing to turn up for his trial. Justice Abang ordered law enforcement agencies to arrest him anywhere he is found and produce him before the court.
Abubakar had noted that Faisal has lately failed to attend court proceedings, as against the undertaking by his surety, Umar Sani Dan Galadima representing Kaura Namoda Federal Constituency of Zamfara State at the House of Representatives that he would always attend court.
Justice Abang also granted Abubakar’s request that summons be issued on Sani Dan Galadima to show cause why he should not forfeit the N60 million bail bond he undertook to forfeit should Faisal jump bail.
The judge ordered the lawmaker to attend court on tomorrow, Wednesday, November 25, 2020 to show cause, failing which an arrest order shall be made against him.
Yesterday, the court ordered the remand of Maina’s surety, Senator Ali Ndume, who represents Borno South Senatorial District, in prison pending when he is either able to produce Maina, who has obviously jumped bail, or pay a bail bond of N500 million into the Federation Account and produce a receipt. The trial continues tomorrow.
