*EFCC witness exonerates duo from diversion
Hammed Shittu in Ilorin
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) witness, Mr. Abubakar Hassan, in the trial of the former governor of Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, and his commissioner for Finance, Alhaji Demola Banu, over alleged diversion of the State Universal Basic Education Board(SUBEB) funds Tuesday exonerated the duo from the alleged diversion of the funds in the state.
Mr. Hassan, Assistant Director of Finance, Universal Basic Education Commission(UBEC) stated that, the duo were not signatories to the account of SUBEB and cannot be liable for the purported missing funds.
Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had dragged the duo before an Ilorin, Kwara State High Court for alleged misappropriation of UBEC’s matching grants of N5.78 billion between 2013 and 2019
Both defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges.
At the resumed hearing of the case…
Source: Thisday Newspaper
