The Sokoto Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,
\nEFCC today October 9, 2019 carried out an operation at the office of the
\nIndependent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Zamfara State
\nleading to the recovery of N65, 548, 000 (Sixty five Million, Five
\nHundred and Forty-eight Thousand Naira).<\/p>\n
The money in higher denominations of Naira notes was recovered from\u00a0 two
\nfire proof safe during a search in the offices of the head of Accounts
\nand Cashier of INEC in the state.<\/p>\n
The operation was sequel to a petition by an adhoc staff of the
\nelectoral body, alleging that officials of the Commission illegally
\ndeducted part of the allowance due them for the last general election.<\/p>\n
According to the complainant, while INEC in Zamfara allegedly paid its
\nad hoc staff the sum of N9,000, others in states like Sokoto were paid
\nN12,000.<\/p>\n
The recovered fund is suspected be part of the funds illegally deducted
\nfrom releases meant to cater for the movement of materials and electoral
\nofficials as well as provision of chairs, tables and canopies for the
\n2019 governorship and presidential elections in the state<\/p>\n
Before the raid, the Commission few days ago, had arrested four
\nofficials of INEC in the state. The officials, Hassan Sidi Aliyu,
\nAdministrative Secretary, Hussain Jafar Head of Operations, Abdullahi
\nYusuf Abubakar, State Accountant and the Cashier Labaran Ishaka , were
\npicked for alleged conspiracy, breach of trust and criminal diversion of
\nAd hoc staff allowance to the tune of N84, 696,000 (Eighty Four Million,
\nSix Hundred and Ninety Six Thousand Naira).<\/p>\n
Investigation by the EFCC\u00a0 revealed that none of the 10,500 presiding
\nofficers who participated in the elections were paid their entitlements
\ncommutatively put at N84, 696,000 (Eighty Four Million, Six Hundred and
\nNinety Six Thousand Naira).<\/p>\n
The 14 Electoral Officers of the state were also arrested. They are:
\nAbdullahi Sambawa, Zurmi LGA; Aliyu Jafaru Goronyo,\u00a0 Maradun LGA;
\nBalarabe Ahmed S Gobir, Gummi LGA; Amadu Ibrahim, Gusau LGA; Mohammed
\nBashir Musa, Kaura Namoda LGA; Dalhatu Usman Musa,Birnin Magaji LGA;
\nAbdulmumin Usman, Maru LGA; Muhammad Nasir Saidu, Talatu Mafara LGA;
\nAbdullahi A. Ukashatu, Tsafe LGA; Tukur Garba Kaita, Bungudu LGA; Salihu
\nMusa Abdullahi, Bukuyun LGA;\u00a0 Sadiq Abdullahi, Fari Anka LGA; Lawali
\nMuhammed, Argungu Bakura LGA; Jafaru Gide, Shinkafi LGA; Tanimu
\nMuhammad, Shinkafi LGA; and\u00a0 Hassan Abdullahi,Shinkafi LGA.<\/p>\n
The investigation is still on going while efforts are being made to
\nrecover all the illegal deductions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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