A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday ordered the remand of a former Acting Governor of Adamawa State, Umaru Fintiri, in Kuje prison, Abuja,
Fintiri was sent to prison over five counts of money laundering charges involving about N1.9bn preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
Justice Ahmed Mohammed made the order after Fintiri pleaded not guilty to all the five counts late on Thursday.
Shortly after Fintiri pleaded not guilty to all the charges, the court heard his bail application but delayed the hearing till Friday to deliver its ruling on it. Justice Mohammed directed that the former acting governor be remanded in Kuje prison waiting when the court would deliver ruling on the bail application.
Umaru Fintiri was sworn into office as the new acting governor in 2014 after the impeachment of Governor Murtala Nyako and the resignation of his deputy, Bala Ngilari, the Speaker of the State House of Assembly.
