The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is seeking the transfer of the money laundering case involving the Commercial Director of Process and Industrial Development (P&ID) Limited, Alhaji Muhammad Kuchazi and his company Kore Holdings Limited to the Federal High Court, Minna, Niger State.
At the resumed hearing of the matter on Tuesday, February 1, 2022, prosecuting counsel, Bala Sanga informed Justice Zainab Abubakar of the Federal High Court, Abuja, of a pending application for the transfer of the case to the Minna Division of the Federal High Court, which he argued has jurisdiction to entertain the matter.
Kuchazi is being prosecuted alongside his company, Kore Holdings Limited on an eight-count charge bordering on money laundering and failure to comply with regulations of the Special Control Unit against Money Laundering (SCUML).
Justice Abubakar adjourned till March 10, 2022 for report on the Chief Judge`s decision on the application.