ICPC to arraign 3 El-Rufai’s aides, firm over N64m fraud

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) is set to arraign a firm and three former aides of the immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai.

The ICPC spokesperson, Demola Bakare, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, January 16, 2025.

Bakare said the accused persons would be arraigned in court in a fresh N64 million money laundering charge on Friday, January 17.

He listed the ex-appointees to include Lawal Adebisi, a former Senior Special Adviser to El-Rufai; Umar Waziri, the former Accountant General of Kaduna State; and Yusuf Inuwa, a former Finance Commissioner in the state.

Bakare stated: “Also joined in the suit is Solar Life Nigeria Limited, the company, which bank account was believed to have received the diverted funds.

ICPC drags Jimi Lawal, 3 others to court over money laundering

”In the suit filed at the Federal High Court, Kaduna Judicial Division, the ICPC is accusing  Lawal of conniving with the two other accused persons to have diverted the total sum of N64.800 million.

”The money was sent in three tranches of N10 million, N47.840 million, and N7.320 million to the bank account of Solar Life Nigeria limited where Mr Lawal is believed to be  the sole signatory.

”The four accused persons are expected to appear in court on Friday to take their plea.”

The ICPC had, last week in a separate charge, arraigned the former Chief of Staff and Commissioner for Finance in Kaduna State, Muhammad Sa’idu, for money laundering.

The commission, in a two-count charge,  also filed before the Federal High Court in Kaduna, accused Sa’idu of accepting a cash payment of N155 million from Ibrahim Muktar, a public officer in the Ministry of Finance.

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