EFCC arraigns man for N44m fraud in Birnin Kebbi
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Kano Zonal Office on Thursday arraigned one Andrew Oshome before Justice Shuaibu B. Shuaibu of the Kebbi State High Court sitting in Birnin Kebbi on one count charge of misappropriation to the tune of N44,800,000 (Forty-four Million Eight Hundred Thousand Naira).
The EFCC said the defendant was arrested by operatives of the Commission following a petition by Farmers Association of Nigeria, Kebbi State Chapter, alleging that sometimes in 2011, he diverted the sum N44,800,000 (Forty Four Million Eight Hundred Thousand Naira Only) which they contributed to acquire tractors through Kebbi State Agricultural Development Authority (KARDA) and Food Security Development of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture.