A Federal High Court in Yola has
ordered the remand of former Adamawa PDP Chairman, Abdurrahman Bobboi in prison
for allegedly diverting food meant for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).
Also remanded were Sanda Lamurde,
a former Commissioner for Finance, and Feredan George, a former Chief Store
Officer of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA).
Justice Bilkisu Aliyu gave the
order on Wednesday, at the hearing of a case of alleged forgery and stealing
brought against the trio by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC).
The accused are facing 16 charges
bordering on forgery, theft and fraud.
According to the EFCC Counsel,
Abubakar Aliyu, the suspects were arraigned following a petition received from
members of Agricultural Transformation Agro-Allied Farmers Cooperative Union,
Adamawa chapter.
The union, in its petition to the
EFCC, had alleged that the loan granted to Adamawa State farmers, from the
Central Bank of Nigeria. were not disbursed to them.
It claimed that the funds were
diverted into the purchase of food for IDPs by the state government.
Aliyu said that after
investigation, the commission decided to arraign the suspects over the said
transaction.
He alleged that the accused
persons took advantage of their membership of the State Committee on the Welfare
of the IDPs, to perpetrate crime.
According to him, Lamurde, who
served under former governor Bala Ngillari, was the chairman of the committee
while Bobboi, a former Chief Protocol Officer to the governor, was a member.
“The suspects conspired among
themselves and diverted the funds amounting to N587 million released by the
Adamawa State Government to buy food and other basic needs of IDPs,” he said.
He said the crime was committed
between March and May, 2015.
The judge, who adjourned the case
to November 10, ordered the accused persons to be remanded in prison pending
the determination of their bail application.
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