Adsu gate: Court to resume former ADSU VC, Prof. Shall and former Bursar Kumthty Anjili’s trial October 3
A Federal High Court in Yola, has slated October 3rd 2019 for continuation of trial of a former Vice Chancellor of Adamawa state University, Mubi and a former Bursar Kumthy Ezra Anjili standing trial for money laundering.
Joshua Shall, who was former Vice chancellor of Adamawa state University, Mubi, is charged alongside a former Bursar of Adamawa state University, Mubi.
They were arraigned on a three count charges, the trio of Professor Shall David Joshua, a former Vice Chancellor of the state university, Mr. Kumthi Ezra Anjili, a suspended Bursar of the university and, lastly, Mr. Friday Pwanahomo, a staff of the Bursary Department of the same university.
The three count charges against the defendants were:
- That you Shall David Joshua, Kumti Ezra Anjili and Philip Pwanahomo, sometime in December, 2014, at Mubi, Adamawa State, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court with intent to defraud did agree amongst yourselves to commit a felony, to wit, stealing money from the coffers of Adamawa State University, and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under section 516 Criminal Code Act.
- That you Shall David Joshua, Kumthi Ezra Anjili and Philip Pwanahomo, sometime in December, 2014, at Mubi, Adamawa State, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to defraud did steal the sum of twenty four million, nine hundred and seventy three thousand, five hundred and thirteen Naira Eight Kobo only (N24, 973, 513.08) from the coffers of Adamawa State University by making fraudulent withdrawals from Zenith Bank Account Number 1010991218 contrary to and punishable under section 383 (1) and 390 Criminal Code Act respectively.
- That you Kumthi Ezra Anjili, sometime in the month of November, 2014, at Yola, Adamawa State, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, with intent to defraud Adamawa State University, to the tune of Seventy two million one hundred and thirty Eight thousand eight Naira (N72, 138, 008.00) did severally forge the signature of one Dr. Moses Zira Zaruwa, a co-signatory on Zenith Bank counter cheques with Account Number 1010991218, contrary to and punishable under the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Act 2006 respectively.
They had each pleaded not guilty to the charge and were granted bail.
The court has now fixed three days October 3rd 2019 for continuation of trial.
In the charge, the accused were alleged to have committed the offences between December 2014 and March 2015.