The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has successfully obtained a conviction against the accountant at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital (UDUTH) in Sokoto, Lukumanu Sani Waziri, over alleged charges of corruption and abuse of office.
Waziri was adjudged guilty of misappropriating public funds exceeding ₦60 million by unlawfully accessing the Government Integrated Financial Information System (GIFMIS).
As reported by the ICPC, Waziri was brought to trial in 2021 alongside two co-defendants before Justice M. Abdulgafar at the Federal High Court, Sokoto Division, facing a total of nine charges related to fraud and corruption.
Throughout the proceedings, ICPC Prosecutor, Dr. Osuobeni Ekoi Akponimisingha, presented compelling evidence demonstrating that Waziri, in his capacity as an authorized user of GIFMIS, manipulated financial records and enabled the transfer of substantial sums into private accounts, including his own and…
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