The former Governor of Benue State, Mr. Gabriel Suswam, is expected to be
arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on
Wednesday over allegations bordering on money laundering to the tune of
three billion Naira.
The anti-graft agency on Tuesday said it was set to arraign Mr Suswam
before an Abuja Court on Wednesday, November 4.
A nine-count charge had been filed against the former Governor last month
at a Federal High Court in Abuja
In a statement by the anti-graft spokesperson, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, the
EFCC alleged that Mr Suswam and his former Finance Commissioner, Omodachi
Okolobia, diverted proceeds of the sale of shares owned by the Benue State
government and Benue Investment and Property Company Limited.
The agency said the offence levelled against the former Benue Governor was
punishable under section 15 (3) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act
of 2011 as amended in 2012.