BEVERLY HILLS, February 07, (THEWILL) – Afam Osigwe, counsel to former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina, has revealed that senators are unwilling to stand as surety to a his lawyer,
Osigwe made this known during the ongoing criminal trial of Maina, at the federal high court in Abuja when asked whether Maina has been able to perfect his bail conditions.
Osigwe further said he is trying to explore other strategies to ensure that the bail conditions are fully complied with.
Maina is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a 12-count charge bordering on money laundering, operating fictitious accounts and other fraudulent activities.
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He pleaded not guilty to the 12-count charge of N100 billion pension fraud brought against him.
The court had granted Maina bail of N1 billion with two sureties who must be serving senators with no criminal case pending in court and must own landed properties in Maitama or Asokoro, Abuja.
The judge added that the senators must attend proceeding at every adjourned date for the trial.
Unable to meet those bail conditions, the former PRTT chairman through his lawyer appealed to the court to vary the bail conditions.
The court then adjusted the bail sum to N500 million and ordered him to produce one surety who must be a Nigerian and a serving senator, who must not be standing any criminal trial in court.
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