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Pensions Fraud: Justice Okon Abang Warns Abdulrasheed Maina To ‘Stop Looking At Him’

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A Federal High Court, Abuja, has on Friday, October 25, 2019, ordered the remand of the embattled former chairman of the Pension Reforms Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, in prison custody.

Okon Abang, the presiding judge granted the remand order following a request by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, after he pleaded not guilty to the 12 counts.

There was a mild drama as Justice Okon Abang, told Abdulrasheed Maina, to stop looking at him.

Okon stated this when he was about to rule on the application for bail filed by Maina’s lawyer, Ahmed Raji.

“Please I don’t want the 1st defendant to look at me when I am delivering my ruling so that I can concentrate,” Justice Okon said.

The court registrar in an attempt to amplify the directive of the judge, further compounded the matter as he asked Maina to look at the prosecution, who brought him to court.

The judge later continued with his ruling as he ordered the defendant to be remanded in prison custody.

The judge consequently adjourned until October 30, 2019, for trial and November 19, 2019, for suitability of his application for bail filed before arraignment.

Maina is facing charges of money laundering, operating fictitious bank accounts and fraud.

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