The Abuja Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned an Acting Director of Renewable Energy Department of the Energy Commission of Nigeria , Alhassan Musa before Justice A.Y. Shafa of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court Gwagwalada for allegedly defrauding one Alhaji Musa Baba the sum of N3.8million in a failed contract award.
He was arraigned on Wednesday on three-count charges bordering on obtaining money by false pretense.
Count one reads “That you Alhassan Musa on or about the 21st January 2019 at Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court by false pretenses and with intent to defraud did obtain the sum of Three Million Eight Hundred Thousand Naira (N3,800,000.00) for yourself from one Alhaji Musa Baba as fee for the award of a contract for the rehabilitation of Jatropha Farm Karshi for Bio Diesel Production by the Energy Commission of Nigeria and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1 (1)(a) of the Advanced Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act 2006 and punishable under Section 1(3) of the same Act.
Count two reads ‘That you Alhassan Musa on or about the 21st January 2019 did make a false contract award on Energy Commission of Nigeria letterhead with intent to cause one Alhaji Musa Baba to part with the sum of Three Million Eight Hundred Thousand Naira (N3, 800,000.00) only and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 363 of the Penal Code Act, Laws of the Federation (Abuja) 1990 and punishable under Section 364 of the same Act.
When the charge was read to Musa, he pleaded not guilty to the offence, which prompted the prosecuting EFCC to seek a trial date.
But Justice Shafa granted bail to Musa in the sum of N1million with one surety in like sum. The judge also ordered that Musa should be remanded in Kuje Correctional Service till February 22, 2024 pending the fulfillment of his bail conditions
Musa, an Acting Director with Renewable Energy Department of the Energy Commission of Nigeria was arrested by the EFCC through a petition for allegedly collecting the sum of N3.8million from the petitioner, sometimes in January 21, 2019 with a promise of offering him a contract for the rehabilitation of Jetropha Farms Karshi for BioDiesel production which he did not fulfil.
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