The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has announced plans to arraign former Accountant-General of Kaduna State and two aides of ex-Governor Nasir El-Rufai, alongside a company, over an alleged ₦64 million fraud.
According to a statement released on Thursday in Abuja by ICPC spokesperson, Mr. Demola Bakare, the accused will face charges on Friday at the Federal High Court in Kaduna.
The accused include Mr. Lawal Adebisi, a former Senior Special Adviser; Mr. Umar Waziri, an ex-Accountant General of Kaduna State; and Mr. Yusuf Inuwa, a former Commissioner for Finance in the state. The company involved is Solar Life Nigeria Limited, whose bank account is alleged to have been used in the transaction.
“The ICPC accuses Mr. Lawal of conspiring with the two other defendants to divert ₦64.8 million in three transactions of ₦10 million, ₦47.84 million, and ₦7.32 million into Solar Life Nigeria Limited’s account, where Mr. Lawal is believed to be the sole signatory,” Bakare said.
The four defendants are expected to appear in court to answer the charges.
In a related development, the ICPC last week arraigned Alhaji Muhammad Sa’idu, a former Chief of Staff and Commissioner for Finance in Kaduna State, over a separate money laundering allegation.
The commission charged Sa’idu with receiving ₦155 million in cash from a public official in the state’s Ministry of Finance.
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