A second Prosecution Witness, PW2, in the trial of a former governor of Sokoto State, Attahiru Bafarawa, Kassim Yusuf, on Tuesday, recounted before Justice Yusuf Halilu of the FCT High Court that the former governor diverted a staggering N4.6billion he received as security fund from the office of the former National Security Adviser, NSA, Colonel Sambo Dasuki.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is
prosecuting Bafarawa on amended 25-count charges bordering on criminal breach
of trust and diversion of public funds to the tune of N4.6 billion.
Other defendants in the case are Bashir Yuguda, retired
Colonel Sambo Dasuki, Dalhatu Investment Limited and Sagir Attahiru.
According to a statement by the EFCC spokesperson, Dele
Oyewale, the witness, an officer of the EFCC, who was led in evidence by the
prosecution counsel, Rotimi Jacobs, SAN, informed the court that N4.6billion
security funds received by Dalhatu Investment Limited from the ONSA were used
to sponsor Sokoto State indigenes on Muslim pilgrimage.
He added that part of the fund was also used to finance Mr
Bafarawa’s 2015 presidency quest, as well as offset his overseas mortgage, and
acquisition of expensive vehicles comprising Lexus, Toyota Hilux pickups and 16
Peugeot 206 cars for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, local government
chairmen in the state.
The PW2 further revealed that N1billion was given out from
the sum to about 10 Bureau De Change, BDC, operators for conversion to dollars.
“About 10 BDCs said Dalhatu Investment Limited sent somebody
to collect the money and about N800 million was transferred to Dalhatu
Investment Ltd’s domiciliary account to be converted to dollars. Funds were
paid to a company called Development Strategy International Ltd.
“The directors of the company are Islam Wali and Muhammad
Wali who are cousins to Ambassador Abdullahi Wali,” he told the court.
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