ATIKU’S SON-IN-LAW IN EFCC’S NET OVER MONEY LAUNDERING

Alhaji Atiku Abubakar (r), with his embattled son in-law.

Abdullahi Babalele, son in-law to Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President and Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party in the 2019 general elections, is currently facing a two count-charge of Money Laundering, an allegation leveled against by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

Babalele is being accused of the offence, which according to Rotimi Oyedepo, EFCC’s prosecutor, he committed in February, 2019.

Below are the charges:

#1: That you Abdullahi Babalele on or about the 20th day of February, 2019 in Nigeria within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, procured Bashir Mohammed to make cash payment of the sum of $140,000. 00 (One Hundred and Forty Thousand United State Dollars) without going through a financial institution, which sum exceeded the amount authorized by Law and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 18(c) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 as amended and punishable under Section 16(2)(b) of the same Act.

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# 2: That you Abdullahi Babalele on or about the 20th day of February,2019 in Nigeria within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, aided Bashir Mohammed to make cash payment of the sum of $140,000. 00 (One Hundred and Forty Thousand United State Dollars) without going through financial institution, which sum exceeded the amount authorized by Law and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 18(a) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 as amended and punishable under Section 16(2)(b) of the same Act.

According to reports, the defendant is currently being help in EFCC custody and scheduled to be arraigned at the Federal High Court, Lagos Wednesday, the 14th of August before Justice Nicolas Oweibo.

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