Abuja, Jan. 16, 2025 – The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) is to arraign three former staff of El-Rufai, a former Governor of Kaduna on Friday over alleged N64 million money laundering charge.
This was disclosed by Demola Bakare, the Spokesman for the Commission, in a statement on Thursday.
The affected former staff of the former governor are Lawal Shakiru Olajimi Adebisi, former Senior Special Adviser/Counsellor, Umar Waziri, a former Accountant General, and Yusuf Inuwa, former Finance Commissioner.
Also joined as defendant is Solar Life Nigeria Limited, a company whose bank account was believed to have received the alleged diverted fund.
In the suit filed at the Federal High Court, Kaduna Judicial division, ICPC is accusing Lawal of conniving with the two other defendants to have diverted the total sum of N64,800,562, in three tranches of N10,000,000.00, N47,840,000.00 and N7,320,562.00 to the bank account of Solar Life Nigeria Limited where Lawal is believed to be the sole signatory.
The defendants are expected to appear in court on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025 to take their plea. (GBN)
