Court Sentenced Former PRTT Chairman’s Son to 14 Years In Prison
The Federal High Court of Abuja has sentenced Faisal, Abdulrasheed Maina, son of the former chairman of the defunct Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT), to 14 years imprisonment. Information Guide Nigeria
Faisal was sentenced in absentia, by Justice Okon Abang, whom he said was guilty of all the three-count charge.
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Live, Study and Work in Canada. No Payment is Required! Hurry Now click here to Apply >> Immigrate to CanadaAccording to Guardian, Justice Okon, handed down a five-year jail term for count one bordering on money laundering offenses, sentenced Faisal to 14 years imprisonment on count two.
The judge, thereafter, sentenced Faisal to five years prison terms on count three which bordered on asset declaration offense.
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However, Faisal’s lawyer, A. A . Onoja, had pleaded for an adjournment on the grounds that he was not briefed on the development in the case.
The EFCC lawyer, however, opposed his plea for an adjournment, noting that on March 17 when the case was adjourned, Anayo Adibe, did not apply to file any written address, even after the ruling was delivered, saying “four months since that day, the defense has not done anything.” jamb results
The judge, who dismissed the application for adjournment, held that the request was made in bad faith.
Also, Faisal’s father, Maina is standing a separate trial on a three-count charge bordering on money laundering.
He, however, pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
