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The Federal High Court in Abuja has summoned the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, and the Governor of Central Bank (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, to testify in the ongoing trial of the chairperson of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina.
Also summoned to appear in court for the case are, a former acting chair of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, and human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria.
The judge, Okon Abang, in a series of subpoenas separately addressed to the individuals, ordered them to appear in court on March 9, 10, and 11, 2021 to give evidence.
Mr Abang signed the subpoenas on March 8 following applications by Mr Maina, who is being prosecuted for laundering over N2billion in pension funds.
At least 13 subpoenas were issued by the judge summoning the named persons and officials to appear in court at the instance of Mr Maina.
Others summoned by the court through separate subpoenas are, M. Mustapha of Zenith Bank Abuja, Hassan Salihu of ICPC, G.T. Idriss also of ICPC, Mohammed Wakil, a retired commissioner of police and Kenneth Amabem.
The rest are, Kennedy Uzoka, Group Managing Director of United Bank for Africa (UBA), Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, Managing Director, Fidelity Bank, Ibrahim Kaigama of NIPSS, Jos, and the Director of Compliance, CBN.
“You are commanded in the name of the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to attend before this court at Court 6, on March 9, 10, and 11, 2021 at 9 O’ Clock in the forenoon and so from day to day till above case is tried, to give evidence on behalf of the first defendant,” a copy of one of the subpoenas seen by PREMIUM TIMES on Tuesday read.
Mr Maina is the first defendant in the case in which he is being prosecuted by the EFCC alongside his firm, Common Input Property & Investment.
How CBN, Malami, Magu, Falana, ICPC featured
His first defence witness, Ngozika Ihuoma, had while testifying last week, mentioned the names of the individuals and officials on whom the subpoenas have been issued.
For instance, Mr Ihuoma, had claimed Mr Maina met with Mr Malami and the National Security Adviser (NSA) in Dubai, United Arab Emirate (UAE), in 2016.
He said after the meeting, Mr Maina gave Mr Malami and the NSA an intelligence report that led to “the recovery of N1.3 trillion.”
He also testified that the PRTT under Mr…
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