Press Release
The Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today November 27, 2014 arraigned the
Chairman of Kauru Local Government Area, Kaduna State, Usman Shehu
Ibrahim, his deputy, Paul Yerima and Timothy Chindo, Chairman of the
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the council, before Justice Tukur Mu'azu
of the State High Court on a three count charge for offences bordering on conspiracy
and criminal breach of trust.
The accused persons
are alleged to have in February, 2013 conspired to fraudulently misappropriate
the Council’s share of Subsidy Re-investment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P)
funds amounting to N68, 000,000.00 (sixty eight million naira) which was meant
for the renovation of primary healthcare centres, primary schools, construction
of boreholes and purchase of poverty alleviation materials across the eleven
wards of the council.
Count three of the
charge reads, “That you Alhaji Usman Shehu, Timothy Chindo and Paul Yerima,
sometime between January 2012 to January, 2013 at Kaduna within the
jurisdiction of the High Court, being entrusted with dominion over property to
wit: N 68,000,000.00 (sixty eight thousand Naira) belonging to Kauru Local
Government, did commit Criminal Breach of the said property and thereby
committed an offence punishable under Section 312 of the Penal Code”.
The accused persons
pleaded not guilty to the charges and were granted bail in the sum of one
million naira each and sureties in like sum who must be grade level 14 public
servants.
The case was adjourned to January 29, 2015 for commencement of trial.
Wilson Uwujaren
Head, Media &
Publicity
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