The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned Professor Fatima B.J. Sawa, provost of Federal College of Horticulture, Gombe for conspiracy, concealment and fraud.
She was docked today along with , Umar Modibbo and Abdurrashid Abubakar over the illegal transfer of N52.4million from the college’s account into private accounts.
The trio were docked before Justice N.I. Afolabi of the Federal High Court, Gombe.
According to the EFCC, the accused were alleged to have used the Government Integrated Financial Management Information System, GIFMIS payment platform without justification.
Investigations carried out by the Commission revealed that the said money was transferred to a company, Freeman ICT Hub on a single day in several instalments, for services not rendered.
One of the counts reads: “That you Fatima B.J. Sawa, Umar Modibbo and Abdulrasheed Abubakar sometimes in December, 2017 at Gombe, Gombe State…
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