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The anti-graft agency said the former FCT Minister lied to Detective Ishaya Daudu of the Economic Governance Section of the Commission on October 24, 2016 while making a statement that the house was acquired through the bank’s mortgage loan.

On the said date, Mr. Mohammed also failed to make full disclosure in an EFCC asset declaration form about property No 54 Mike Akhigbe Street, Jabi Abuja and declared “property at Angwan Sarki, Kaduna state as undeveloped plot whereas it is a fully built house.”

According to the EFCC, Mr. Mohammed falsely claimed in his asset declaration form that the property: CITEC Kwara House 5 A9 Street, Mbora, Abuja FCT belonging to one Abubakar Abdu Mohammed was his.

EFCC also alleged that Mr. Mohammed falsely claimed in his asset declaration form that the property: CITEC Kwara House 5 A9 Street, Mbora, Abuja FCT belonging to one Abubakar Abdu Mohammed was his.

According to the EFCC, Bala also “used his position as chairman Board of Aso Savings to confer corrupt and undue advantage to himself, by allocating four numbers fully detached duplexes and 11 numbers semi-detached duplexes valued at N314 million only through the Presidential Taskforce on Sale of Governments Houses.”

The former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory however pleaded not guilty to the seven (7) count charge bordering on bribery and false asset declaration in the sum of N864 million and properties in Abuja and Kaduna leveled against him by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

Presiding judge, Abubakar Talba adjourned the matter till May 12 for ruling on the application for bail.

Justice Talba ordered that the defendant be remanded in prison custody pending the determination of the bail application.