The Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC) says it prevented former officials of Kwara state government
from misappropriating N10 billion from the treasury between May 24 and May 29.
Isyaku Sharu, EFCC’s zonal head,
told journalists on Tuesday that the commission mounted surveillance on the
state accounts to prevent last-minute looting by the outgoing administration.
“It has always been a tradition
in the country, except to macroscopic few, that whenever any government is
exiting, it will indulge in mass pilferage as the last minute golden
opportunity,” he said in Ilorin, the state capital.
“Hence, our resolve to mount
surveillance on all Kwara state government accounts between May, 24 and 29,
2019, when the states received federal account allocation committee (FAAC),
joint account and allocation committee (JAAC), value-added tax (VAT) and tax
refund from the federal government to the tune of about N10 billion.
“I can authoritatively tell you
that we saved the state last-minute attempted misappropriation of those
billions.”
He said the commission is
investigating properties allegedly belonging to civil servants in the state
capital.
“You will agree with me that
official corruption is the greatest killer as officials who ordinarily supposed
to guard and protect state resources turned out to misappropriate them.
“To this end, the commission
beams its searchlight on the state officials and on a credible tip-off, the
commission is currently investigating 15 properties in choice areas within
Ilorin metropolis. The properties range from hotels, filling stations,
residential accommodation to microfinance banks.
“It will shock you to hear that
the alleged owners are civil servants, whose earning per month is not more than
90 per cent. Some have confessed to the commission and the matter is in court.
In fact, we discovered about N3 billion in the accounts of two of them, who are
not up to assistant directors in the ministry.”
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