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Tuesday 25 April 2017

EFCC Don charge ex-Niger gov, Aliu, for N3bn fraud



The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission don charge the former Governor of Niger State , Babangida Aliyu,
and the 2015 governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the state, Umar Nasko, with alleged N 3bn fraud .
Nasko been serve as Chief of Staff and Commissioner for Environment under Aliyu administration around 2007 and 2015. EFCC say Aliyu, wey dey popularly known as the chief servant, been move N520M from the Niger State Government Security Account domiciled for Zenith Bank account around January and March 2011. Within the same period , the former governor still move one separate N 1.7 bn from the same account . The commission yarn say for 2015 Aliyu and Nasko allegedly move about N1. 09bn, wey na 16 per cent shares of Niger State for the North South Power Company Limited . The alleged crimes dey believed to dey contravention of sections 97 and 312 of the Penal Code .
One of the charges read say, "you , Dr. Muazu Babangida Aliyu, being the governor ( also known as chief servant ) of Niger State from 2007 to 2015; Umar Mohammed Nasko, being the former Commissioner for Environment/ Chief of Staff to Dr . Muazu Babangida Aliyu, sometime between April 7, 2015 and December 7, 2015 in Minna within the jurisdiction of this honourable court while being entrusted with dominion over money belonging to Niger State Government dishonestly converted to your own use the sum of N 1,090 , 000 , 000 , which formed part of the proceeds of the sale of 16 per cent shares of the sale of Niger State in the North South Power Company Limited and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 312 of the Penal Code. ”
na the charges dem be dat....

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