Those arrested and charged are the Director of Finance, Ibrahim Musa, Saidu Aliyu, Nma Ndanusa, Bello Mohammed, Jibrin Hamma, Yahaya Sadiq, Bashir Shuaibu, Mohammed Shaba and Abu Mashood, all of the accounts department of the Assembly.
The FIR report said a compliant was lodged at the Tudun Wada police station about the missing money by the Assembly Sergeant at Arm Ibrahim Abubakar on 3/10/20, adding that the money was entrusted in care of the account officers by some honourable members of the Assembly. The prosecutor, ASP Ahmed Saidu did not object to the bail of the director of finance, but prayed the court to remand the 8 other persons.He, however, requested that the suspects be kept in correctional facility in Minna, saying granting them bail will jeopardize investigation into the case.