A probe panel set up by the Bauchi government says two
immediate past governors of the state allegedly looted N1 trillion while in
office.
Lawal Ibrahim, a member of the panel, said Isa Yuguda and
Mohammed Abubakar, his successor, looted the state’s treasury alongside their
associates.
Ibrahim said this while addressing journalists in Bauchi,
the state capital, on Saturday, the PUNCH reported.
Bala Mohammed, Bauchi governor, had set up the assets and
recovery panel to investigate the past administrations shortly after he assumed
office.
“As the committee was rounding off its activities, it
received a whistleblower tip of items being carted away and transferred outside
the state by the family of former Governor Abubakar,” he said.
“The committee visited the house of the former governor at
Fadaman Mada and was able to recover only a few items like 105 Pasta making
machines, 10 sewing machines, a carton of surgical hand gloves and several
office furniture belonging to the Bauchi state government.
“The committee had earlier recovered four tractors, a luxury
bus and a house belonging to the state government which Abubakar sold to
himself. The house is located opposite government house adjacent Wikki Hotel.”
Ibrahim was also quoted as saying not less than 16 plots of
land and two properties in Kaduna with certificates of occupancy belonging to
the Bauchi government were traced to the two former governors.
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