An FCT High Court sitting in Maitama on Friday discharged and acquitted retired Air Vice Marshal(AVM) Alkali Mamu, who was standing trial for allegedly receiving N5.9 million car gratification.
Mamu, former Air Officer, Training Command, Kaduna and a former Fleet Personnel Officer, Presidential Air Fleet, was on June 21, 2016 arraigned before Justice Salisu Garba on a six-count charge of receiving gratification.
However, the EFCC, in an amended four-count charge filed on May 19, alleged that Mamu collected a cash gift in the sum of N5.9 million for the purchase of a Range Rover Evoque as a member of Procurement and Planning Committee of Defence.
Other charges are receipt of two vehicles -Ford Expedition SUV and Jaguar XF Saloon- valued at N15 million and N12 million from Societe D’ Equipments Internationaux Nigeria Ltd., a contractor with the Nigerian Air Force.
Delivering judgment, Garba, held that the prosecution was unable to establish beyond reasonable doubt that…
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