Court remands suspended AGF Ahmed Idris, three others in prison custody over 109.4bn fraud.

A High Court sitting in Maitama, Federal Capitalt Territory, Abuja on Friday remanded the suspended Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, in prison custody over his alleged illegal diversion of public funds to the tune of N109.4 billion

He was arraigned alongside three others, by the Economic Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on 14 counts charges, bordering on money laundering, conspiracy and criminal breach of trust. 

Justice A.O. Adeyemi Ajayi who remanded the suspended AGF and other defendants in the matter, said they will remain in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Service till Wednesday when their bail applications would be heard.

Idris was arraigned alongside Godfrey Olusegun Akindele, Mohammed Kudu Usman and Gezawa Commodity Market and Exchange Limited. They were arraigned on a 14-count charge of stealing and criminal breach of trust to the tune of N109, 485,572,691.9.

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