The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned six officials of the Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) before Justice Akanbi of the State High Court, sitting in Ilorin, over alleged fraud amounting to N96 million.
This was disclosed in a statement by the commission on its official X page.
They are facing a four-count charge of criminal breach of trust and misappropriation of funds.
According to the EFCC, the accused were entrusted with funds belonging to Kwara SUBEB but allegedly diverted the money for personal use.
The accused individuals include:
One of the charges reads:
Another charge states:
Upon the reading of the charges, the accused persons pleaded “not guilty.” The prosecution counsel, Andrew Akoja, then requested a trial date and urged the court to remand the defendants in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Centre.
However, the defense counsel, led by Abdullahi Lawal, made oral bail applications on behalf of the accused persons.
Justice Akanbi adjourned the case to Wednesday, April 16, 2025, for trial. He further ordered that the defendants be remanded in the Nigerian Correctional Centre in Ilorin pending the determination of their bail applications.
The EFCC’s latest charges are part of an ongoing crackdown on financial misconduct involving public officials
Investigations revealed that the funds were laundered through NADIKKO General Suppliers, a company owned by one of the officials involved.