A Senator, representing Borno South Senatorial District, Mohammed Ali Ndume has agreed to stand surety for the former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team , Abdulrasheed Maina, being tried on money laundering charges.
He said the condition related to the aspect where the court required the surety must provide a certificate of occupancy in relation to a landed property in Abuja. “The surety has submitted a certificate of occupancy of a landed property but it is not In his name. It is in the name of Lawal Ahmed. But the owner is Ndume who purchased it from Lawal Ahmed.
Gadzama said: “The only way to show new power of ownership is by issuing irrevocable power of attorney. He equally informed the court that his client was sick, noting: “This gentleman is very sick. He needs to see an ophthalmologist, because he cannot see well. He also needs orthopaedic surgery. Responding, prosecution lawyer, Farouk Abdullah prayed the court to dismiss the defendants’s application for further variation of the bail conditions.