The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission , on Monday, arraigned Abubakar Sambo, Director of Finance and Account of the Rural Electrification Agency for alleged fraud to the tune of N1.84 billion.
But Sambo’s lawyer, Isiaka Dikko, SAN, informed the court of the defendant’s bail application which had already been filed. She equally ordered that sureties to provide affidavits of their tax clearance in the last three years with a one passport photograph each.The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the anti-corruption commission had, in the charge marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/209/2024, sued Abubakar Abdullahi Sambo as sole defendant.
In count two, Sambo was accused to have used his access password to access the REA’s GIFMIS platform and finalised the payment of the sum of N1.84 billion in different tranches for the use of Okojie, Aminat, Kwakwa, Abdullahi, Titus and Karaye for a purported project supervision exercise without authority.
While Karaye and Titus were arraigned before Justice Nwite on June 13, Okojie was arraigned on June 14. Upon resumed hearing on Monday, Justice Nwite equally admitted the trio to a N50 million bail with sureties in the like sum.
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