N60.4m pension fraud : EFCC applies for witness summons to be issued on banks

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC ), on Thursday, applied to an FCT High Court in Maitama for witness summons to be served on banks in the alleged N60.4 million fraud involving one Mohammed Katun.
Katun, a former Assistant Director, Pension Account Department in the Office of the Head of Service of the Federation, is standing trial on 11-count charge bordering on diversion, receiving and retaining stolen property.
EFCC alleged that Katun diverted N60,446, 984.60 from the pension account and received N4 million being stolen property.
EFCC also claimed that Katun committed the offence between 2009 and 2010 while he was in office.
He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges against him.
At the resumed sitting on Thursday, the prosecuting counsel, Mr Francis Jirbo, applied to the court for a witness summons to be served on the banks listed in their list of witnesses.
He prayed the court to also set aside a date within which the service would be done.
Counsel for the defendant, Mr Mohammed Ndayako, did not object to the applications.
The Judge, Justice Peter Affen, granted the prosecution’s applications and adjourned till June 18, for continuation of trial.