FG Sets To Arraign Pinnick, 4 Others In Federal High Court Today

FG Sets To Arraign Pinnick, 4 Others In Federal High Court Today By Our Reporter Federal Government of Nigeria through Special Presidential Investigative Panel for Recovery of Public Property (SPIP) has dragged top five Nigeria Football Federation officials to Federal High Court Abuja over alleged misappropriation of four billion naira (N4b) meant for development of football. www.bsnsports.com.ng scooped that NFF president, Amaju Pinnick, 1st vice-president, Seyi Akinwunmi, 2nd vice-president, Shehu Dikko, NFF Board member, Ahmed Yusuf Fresh, and secretary general, Dr Mohammed Sanusi will be arraigned today in Federal High Court, Abuja on fresh charges bordering on misappropriation of Four billion naira and $8,400. The Federal Government had on May 7th 2019 charged the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick and four others with alleged misappropriation of $8,400 belonging to the football body. In a 17-count charge, marked FHC/ABJ/CR/93/2019, filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday May 7th, the money was said to have been paid by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) to the NFF as appearance fees in the group state of the Russia 2018 World Cup. The defendants were also accused of “moving dishonestly and intentionally the sum of about N4bn” belonging to the NFF without the consent of the NFF. The five are also accused, in the charge filed by the Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property (SPIP), led by Okoi Obono-Obla, of failing and neglecting to declare their assets.