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N109bn Fraud: EFCC arraigned ex-AGF, Idris today

Jessica Jacob

July 22, 2022
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N109bn Fraud: EFCC arraigned ex-AGF, Idris today
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The Economic Financial Crime commission,EFCC will indict the former Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris before Federal High Court, FCT, Abuja on Friday, 22 July 2022. This development was made known by the commission through its website and social media page.

According to a statement released by the commission, Idris is to be arraigned alongside three others on a 14count charge of stealing and criminal breach of Trust amounting to N109,485,572,691.9. The others to be charged alongside are Olusegun Akindele, Mohammed Kudu Usman, and Gezawa Commodity Market and Exchange Limited.

As revealed by EFCC, count one of the charges stated “That you, Ahmed Idris, between February and December, 2021 at Abuja in the Abuja Judicial Division of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, being a public servant by virtue of your position as the Accountant General of the Federation accepted from Olusegun Akindele, a gratification in the aggregate sum of N15,136,221,921.46 which sum was converted to the United States dollars by the said Olusegun Akindele and which sum did not form part of your lawful remuneration but as a motive for accelerating the payment of 13% derivation to the nine oil producing states in the federation, through the office of the Accountant General of the Federation, and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 155 of the Penal Code Act Cap 532 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 1990 and punishable under the same section.”

It also quoted count eight as stating, “That you, Ahmed offensewhile being the Accountant General of the Federation and Olusegun Akindele while being the Technical Assistant to the Accountant General of the Federation between February and November 2021, at Abuja in the Abuja Judicial Division of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, in such capacity, entrusted with a certain property, to wit: N84.390bn committed criminal breach of trust in respect of the said property when you dishonestly received the said sum from the Federal Government of Nigeria through Godfrey Olusegun Akindele trading under the name and style of Olusegun Akindele & Co., and you thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 315 of the Penal Code Act Cap 532 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 1990.”

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