Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of lying against him over a N20 billion scandal rocking his administration.
A new U.S. prosecutor has been assigned to take over the multimillion-dollar fraud case involving Olalekan Ponle, aka ‘Woodberry’.
Charge of conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud provides for a sentence of up to 30 years in prison, five years of supervised release, a fine of up to $1 million.
The suspects are mostly millennials, with 82 of them aged between 25-34 years.
Since August 31, ICPC has been tracking 118 executive and constituency projects worth N4.5 billion in Yobe.
The Corporate Affairs Commission has begun moves to grant the Code of Conduct Bureau access to its database to probe fraudulent companies.
The Ilorin Division of the Kwara State High Court has convicted a student of the Federal Polytechnic, Offa, for Internet fraud.
Mr Atuche was in June sentenced to six years imprisonment after he was found guilty of stealing N25.7bn.
“The allegation is a dent to the FCT administration, and it will also send a bad message to the public that the Muhammad Bello-led administration is neck deep into corruption.”
The exercise is part of the third phase of ICPC constituency and executive projects tracking slated for 17 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
