Mamman Ali, the son of former PDP chairman Ahmadu Ali, has been re-arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in connection with a purported N2.2 billion oil subsidy scam.
Mojisola Dada, a judge at the Lagos Special Offences Court in Ikeja, re-arraigned Ali on Wednesday with Christian Taylor and a business, Nasaman Oil Services Limited, on an enhanced 57-count indictment.
The defendants were first charged with 49 counts, including conspiracy to obtain money by false pretences, obtaining money by false pretences, forgery, and the use of false documents—all of which are violations of the Lagos State Criminal Law of 2011 and the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act of 2006.
EFCC prosecutor Seiduh Atteh, however, notified the court of the additional accusations and asked the defendants to enter a new plea during the adoption of final written addresses.
The commission stated that the adjustment was necessary due to fresh findings.
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The defendants entered not guilty pleas to all counts after the court approved the motion without any objections from defence attorney Obafemi Kolade.
Kolade asked for further time after their re-arraignment so the defence could revise their written address to reflect the new allegations.
As a result, the court ordered the prosecution to submit a reply before the subsequent hearing.
To adopt final written addresses, the case was postponed until April 15.
