Mahmud Tukur, son of Bamanga
Tukur, will be tried on February 24,
2014, alongside with Alex Ochonogor, Abdullahi Alao, and Eterna Oil Ltd for N1.2 billion fuel subsidy fraud.
The defendants, Mahmud Tukur, son of the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Bamanga Tukur; Abdullahi Alao, son of another prominent
Nigerian, Ibadan-based businessman Arisekola Alao; and Alex Ochonogo have been in custody since last year.
They face nince charges brought against then by the Economic And Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) concerning their involvement in a N1.2billion rip-off
of the Petroleum Support Fund scheme.
They are being tried for obtaining money through false pretence, forgery, and uttering contrary to Section 468 of the Criminal Code.
The development follows the unpleasant news for Mahmud Tukur's father, Bamanga Tukur, who is on the verge of leaving his position as the National Chairman of the PDP.
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