CorruptionNewsNigeria Elections17 of 10,313 N4.6 Billion Diverted To Finance Presidential Campaign Of Goodluck Jonathan- EFCC

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Shuaibu Shehu, an operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Friday told the Federal High Court in Lagos that the sum of N4.6 billion allegedly diverted to finance the presidential campaign of former President Goodluck Jonathan is still under investigation.

He stated this at the ongoing trial of a former minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Minister of Finance, Mrs. Nenadi Usman, and two others, who are all standing trial on a 17-count charges of conspiracy and money laundering before Justice Daniel Osiagor.

Other defendants in the trial, which started in 2016, are Yusuf Danjuma, a former Chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), and a company, Jointtrust Dimensions Nigeria Ltd.

 “The issue of fraudulent transactions of N4.6 billion is still under investigation. I am not a lawyer but an investigator,” Shehu said.

Shehu, who is a witness in the case, informed the court that the Permanent Secretary, State House, Engineer Nebolisa Emodi, and one Engineer Dandisu Abubakar conspired together and fraudulently transferred funds belonging to the federal government to finance the presidential campaign of former President, Goodluck Jonathan.

The defendants, who were accused by the EFCC of laundering the sum of N4.6 billion between January and March 2015 all pleaded not guilty to the charge.

Justice Osiagor adjourned the matter till January 25th and 26th, 2023 for the continuation of the trial.

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)

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