Photo: Ex-PDP Chairman Appears In Court On A Wheelchair

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Photo: Ex-PDP Chairman Appears In Court On A Wheelchair

Former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chairman, Dr Mohammed Haliru appeared in court on a wheelchair today, January 5.

Recall that the arraignment of Mohammed at a Federal High Court Abuja was on Wednesday, December, 30 stalled due to ill-health.

Mohammed, an ex-chairman of PDP and former minister of defense alongside his son, Abbah Mohammed are alleged to have aided in the diversion of funds slated for arms procurement by the Office of the National Security Adviser.

The charge sheet – a four-count charge – by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was scheduled for afore-mention on the day he appeared in court in December.

Abbah Mohammed is alleged to have received N600 million from Dasuki’s office on behalf of BAM Projects & Properties Limited, an Abuja-based realty company.

Abbah Mohammed was arrested by the EFCC on November 30 this year, along with Bashir Yuguda, who is the former minister of state for finance, Sagir Bafarawa, son of the former Sokoto state governor Attahiru Bafarawa, and Shuaibu Salisu, the director of finance in the office of the former NSA.

The FCT Federal High Court had directed Nigerian commercial banks to freeze the accounts of some suspects involved in the arms procurement scandal that has been traced to Sambo Dasuki, the former national security adviser.