Saulawa was arraigned on a one count charge of Obtaining by False Pretense contrary to section 1(1)(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006.
The accused person, who is a permanent secretary in Katsina but currently without portfolio, allegedly obtained the sum of N2,500,000 ( Two Million, Five Hundred Thousand Naira Only) while he was attached to the office of the Deputy Governor of Katsina.
He obtained the said amount from the complainant under the pretext that the then Deputy Governor’s office would award the complainant a contract for the supply of fertilizer to all the Local Government areas in Katsina State.
Saulawa obtained the money under the guise that it is for the purchase of bidding documents. It was further alleged that after obtaining the money from the complainant, the accused person cut contact with the complainant.
Investigation into the alleged fraud by the EFCC revealed through one Kabiru Dan-Asali who disclosed in his statement that he was present at the time the complainant, Musa Baba, gave one Nasiru who is a boy to the complainant, the sum of N2,500,000 ( Two Million, Five Hundred Thousand Naira) on behalf of the accused person. The accused person confirmed this in the voluntary statement he made to the EFCC.
Despite all this, the accused person pleaded not guilty to the charge when it was read to him in court. In view of his plea, prosecution counsel, Sa’ad Hanafi Sa’ad requested the court for trial date.
He also asked that the accused person be remanded in prison custody. However, counsel representing the accused person, Bashir Mohammed, moved a bail application praying the court to admit his client to bail pending the determination of the case
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