The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday arraigned the Katsina State Deputy Accountant General, Saadu Maiwada and one Sani Lawal before Justice Musa Danladi of the Katsina State High Court on a five-count charge of conspiracy and criminal breach of trust.
According to a release from the anti-corruption agency, the defendants, in their capacity as then Sub Treasurer and Deputy Sub Treasurer in the office of Accountant General of Katsina State, allegedly conspired and converted the sum of N289,000,000 from the coffers of the state.
The EFCC investigations revealed that the defendants laundered the stolen funds through the account of Integrated Gas Services Limited, a company where the first defendant was a director. The sum of N49,000,000 was also allegedly transferred from the account of Integrated Gas Services Limited to the personal account of the second defendant who is now the Deputy Accountant General of the state.
One of the charges reads, “That you, Saadu Miawada and Sani Lawal BK sometime in 2017 at Katsina within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court while being entrusted with dominion over money belonging to Katsina State Government dishonestly converted to your own use the sum of N120,790,942.
Counsel for the defendants, J B Israel made an oral bail application on behalf of his clients but the prosecution objected, demanding for a formal application as the court is a court of record.The court ordered that each defendant must provide a surety with landed property within Katsina and present letters of introduction from a traditional ruler.SaharaReporters.
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