The Kano State command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested five officials from the Katsina Internal Revenue Service in connection with an alleged fraud amounting to ₦1.3 billion.
The individuals, identified as Rabiu Abdullahi, Sanusi Mohammed Yaro, Ibrahim M. Kofar Soro, Ibrahim Aliyu, and Nura Lawal Kofar Sauri, were taken into custody last Saturday, January 11.
The spokesperson for the anti-corruption agency, Dele Oyewale, confirmed their arrest in Abuja on Monday, specifying that the total amount allegedly misappropriated by the suspects is ₦1,294,337,676.53.
According to Oyewale, the arrests were made following a petition from the Katsina state government, which accused the officials of colluding to misappropriate the funds.
He noted that this amount was intended for the state government, having been sourced from the World Health Organization (WHO), Médecins Sans Frontières, and the Alliance for International Medical Action…
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