March 17, 2022

The Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering of the Sokoto Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission today, Wednesday March 16, 2022 arraigned five Car dealers and their companies before Justice James Kolawole Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Sokoto on a one count charge each, for the contravention of provisions of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 (as amended) in 2012.

In a statement by the EFCC, the Car dealers, Shehu Ahmad, Shehu Mariga, Aliyu Dauda, Tukur Shehu and Umaru Yabo; and their companies, Ijabah Motors, Jangwarzo General Motors, KGN Gumbi Motors, Daraja Motors 2, and Gamji Motors, allegedly failed to submit declarations of activities in line with extant regulations on customer identification and rendition of returns on transactions to the Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering, SCUML.

The defendants all pleaded guilty to the charge.

Following their pleas, Justice Omotosho remanded them in the custody of the Correctional Service and adjourned the case till March 30, 2022.