N594m frauds: EFCC arraigns ECOWAS official, nabs Sokoto finance director

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N594m frauds: EFCC arraigns ECOWAS official, nabs Sokoto finance director N594m frauds: EFCC arraigns ECOWAS official, nabs Sokoto finance director

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday arraigned one Muhammad Dangana before Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on 15 counts bordering on criminal diversion of funds, misappropriation and money laundering to the tune of over N587.7m.

They were arrested for alleged conspiracy, abuse of office and diversion of funds to the tune of N6.7m, which has however been recovered by the EFCC, its spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, disclosed in a statement in Abuja. Count 14 of the charges read, “That you Muhammad Dangana, male adult, being the executive assistant to the Financial Controller, ECOWAS Commission Secretariat, Abuja, sometime in 2016 in Abuja, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, did launder the sum of N200m you dishonestly diverted from ECOWAS Commission funds entrusted in your care and management by using same to purchase a plot of land, being Plot 36 Guzape District, Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, thereby committed an...

 

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