EFCC Arraigns Katsina State Internal Revenue Service Staff and Banker Over Alleged Misappropriation of N1.235 Billion.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned six officials of the Katsina State Board of Internal Revenue alongside a staff member of First Bank before the Katsina State High Court presided over by Justice Musa Danladi Abubakar.
The accused persons are: Nura Lawal, Sanusi Mohammed Yaro, Ibrahim Mamman, Abubakar Saidu, Rabiu Adamu Abdullahi, and a First Bank employee, Adam Alhassan Albashir.
They are being prosecuted on allegations of diverting funds amounting to ₦1,235,330,000 belonging to the Katsina State Government. The funds were reportedly donations from three international organizations the World Health Organization (WHO), Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), and Alliance for Medical Action (ALIMA).
According to the EFCC, the funds were intended for health-related projects in the state but were allegedly misappropriated by the defendants.
