#BBB NEWS| Nigeria Immigration Recruitment Scam: Former Minister Abba Moro Remanded In Kuje Prison [PHOTOS]

 

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the former Interior Minister, Abba Moro and two others remanded in Kuje prison custody till  March  2nd when their formal bail application will be argued.

The three accused persons were docked on an 11- count charge before Justice A.I Chikere by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC)  over the tragic Nigerian Immigration recruitment scam in 2014 where over 20 applicants lost their lives.

Moro was arrested alongside Mrs. Anaesthesia Nwaobia, a Permanent Secretary in the ministry and a Deputy Director Finance, F.O Alayegbami, who allegedly facilitated the scam. All the accused person pleaded not guilty to the 11 counts charge read to them.

At least 20 job applicants lost their lives during the recruitment stampedes at various stadia across the country.

#BBB NEWS| Why We Handcuffed PDP Spokesperson Olisah Metuh From Kuje Prison − Nigeria Prison Service [PHOTO]

The Nigeria Prisons Service has said that putting handcuffs on the National Publicity Secretary, Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olisa Metuh while appearing for his trial at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday was at the discretion of the prison officer, who supervised his court appearance.

The NPS spokesman, Francis Enobore, said the officer in charge of the escort that took Metuh to court was at liberty to determine if the inmate should be handcuffed based on security situation, the environment and intelligence report made available to him.

Enobore made the clarification following comments in the media and by PDP, that putting handcuffs on Metuh is a plot by the All Progressives congress -led to subdue the major opposition party.

Enobore, in a telephone interview with one of our correspondents, stated that Metuh was not maltreated in any way, stressing that handcuffing an inmate was a standard procedure, which the prison warden could employ based on the situation at hand.

#BBB NEWS| DasukiGate: Olisa Metuh Remanded In Kuje Prison [PHOTOS]

Spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh is to remain in Kuje prison till Tuesday, January 19, when his bail application would be considered.

The embattled spokesperson and his company, Destra Investments Limited, were today docked by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, before Justice O.E Abang of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on a 7-count charge bordering on money laundering, an offence punishable under the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2012(as amended).

Metuh is alleged to have received N400m (Four hundred million naira) from former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col Sambo Dasuki (rtd) from funds meant for arms procurement.

One of the counts reads: