How Ex-Governor Of Nasarawa State 'Aliyu Akwe-Doma' Used His Company To Steal N3Bn Public Fund----EFCC

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has accused the detained  immediate past governor of Nasarawa State, Aliyu Akwe-Doma, of using a company he bought from its former owner, Incapint, to steal N3 billion directly from the state coffers.

The allegation was contained in the 17-count charge slammed on him and nine others by the commission, which is poised to arraign him today in Lafia for alleged N18 billion fraud while in office for four years.

This came as the commission arraigned the immediate past governor of Gombe State, Senator Danjuma Goje, on Monday, with the trial judge, Justice Babatunde Quadri, remanding him and four others in the custody of the State Security Service (SSS).

The other four accused arraigned with Goje were Alhaji Sabo Mohammed Tum, former  Gombe State Government House food supplier; Alhaji Aliyu Ubadone El-Nafaty, former Executive Chairman, State Universal Basic Education Board, Gombe; S. M. Dokoro,  proprietor of S. M. Dokoro and M. Dokoro Gombe.

The five accused were docked before Justice Quadri of the Federal High Court, Gombe, for offences ranging from conspiracy to obtain by false pretence contrary to Section 8 of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act, concealing the genuine ownership of two properties in London and conspiracy to award contract/awarding contract without budget provision, an offence which is punishable under Section 22 (4) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act 2000.

Some of the charges against them read :

Count one:

That you, ALHAJI DANJUMA GOJE 'M', former Executive Governor of Gombe State, Nigeria; sometime between May 2003 and May 2011, in Gombe within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court, with attempt to convert, conspired with others to conceal or disguise the sum of N5, 000,000,000.00 (Five Billion Naira only) property of Gombe State Government, which was, or in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, represented proceeds of an illegal act, contrary to Section 17 of the Money Laundering (Prohibition Act) 2004 and also punishable under Section 14 of the same Act as amended, modified and retained under Sections 15, 16, 17, 18 & 19 of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2011 (As Amended).

Count two: That you, ALHAJI DANJUMA GOJE 'M', former Executive Governor of Gombe State, Nigeria sometime between May 2003 and May 2011, in Gombe, within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court, committed an offence to wit: converted the sum of N5,000,000,000.00, (Five Billion Naira only) property of the Gombe State Government and thereby committed an offence contrary to section 14 of the Money Laundering (Prohibition Act) 2004 and also punishable under section 14 of the same Act as amended, modified and retained under Sections 15, 16, 17, 18 & 19 of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2011 (As Amended), among others

Source: Tribune