Pension scam: Ex-pension Director to Remain in Prison Indefinitely

 A former Director of Pension in the office of the Head of Service, Sani Shuaibu Teidi, who is standing trial before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja is to remain in Kuje prison indefinitely. This

is as result of an indefinite adjournment given by the presiding judge, Justice Adeniyi Ademola for accusing the trial judge in his case of been bias and lacking diligent prosecution.



Teidi is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly defrauding the Head of Service pension accounts to the tune of N18.3million.
Teidi had earlier been remanded in Kuje prison alongside Omoefe Uduesegbe on June 7.

The duo were arraigned alongside nine companies over alleged conspiracy and fraud charges to the tune of N6billion slammed on them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to the tune N6 billion.

The court had fixed Monday to rule on their bail application, but the court held that it would be in the interest of justice to await the CJ's directive before taking any further step.

According to him, "in a situation like this, I have to adjourn to await the directive of the chief judge. It is better I thread on the path of caution."

Teidi's counsel, Sunday Ameh (SAN), who denied knowledge of the petition, told the court that he might withdraw from the case as his client had shown by writing the petition without his knowledge that he lacked confidence in him.

Counsel for Uduesegbe also told the court that his client had nothing to do with the petition even though Teidi had mentioned his name in it.