A member of the House Representatives, APC-Kano, Gabriel Zock, has been Remanded in the custody of the Economic nad Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, by Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Maitama, presided over by Justice Halilu Yusuf, over an alleged N185 million land fraud.
Zock, representing Kachia/Kagarko federal constitiency was dragged before Justice Yusuf on a two-count charge bordering on fraud.
Halilu ordered that the federal lawmaker be made after EFCC counsel, Maryam Ahmed, prayed the court to remand him until bail is granted to him.
In granting the prayer, Halilu adjourned the case until February 16 for hearing.
Earlier, the EFCC had alleged that the lawmaker in 2015 in Abuja, under false pretext collected N150 million from Adeyemi Kamar for a plot of land in Guzape, District, Abuja.
The EFCC also alleged that Zock collected N35 million from Kamar to facilitate and obtain title document of the land, which he knew was false.
The anti-graft agency said the offence contravened the provisions of Section 1(1)(a) of the Advanced Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006, and punishable under Section 1(3)of the same Act.
Zock however pleaded not guilty.
Mr. O.S Adeyemi, whom the court asked to stand for Zock, who said his counsel was held up somewhere, made an oral application for his bail.
But, Ahmed, the EFCC counsel, opposed the bail, arguing that the defendant’s counsel should apply for the lawmaker’s bail in writing.
