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EFCC Arraigns Five (5) Sokoto Car Dealers For Violating SCUML Regulations
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigns five (5) Sokoto Car dealers for violating SCUML regulations.
Following their pleas, they were remanded in the custody of the Correctional Service and adjourned the case till March 30, 2022.
The Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering of the Sokoto Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on 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.
The car dealers includes Shehu Ahmad (Ijabah Motors), Shehu Maria (Jangwarzo General Motors), Aliyu Dauda (KGN Gumbi Motors), Tukur Shehu (Daraja Motors 2) and Umaru Yabo (Gamji Motors).
According to reports, the accused 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.