‘FRIEND OF A THIEF IS A THIEF’, DEFENCE MINISTER WARNS TERRORIST SPONSORS. (PHOTO).

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 ‘Friend Of A Thief Is A Thief’, Defence Minister Warns Terrorist Sponsors The Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (rtd), has cautioned Nigerians against aiding terrorists, insurgents, bandits, or other criminal elements, stressing that anyone who supports criminal activities will face the full weight of the law. General Musa made the warning on Saturday while speaking as the Special Guest of Honour at the Armed Forces Celebration and Remembrance Day 2026 Golf Tournament held at the TYB Golf Resort and Country Club, Yar’Adua Barracks, Abuja. He urged citizens to continue supporting the Armed Forces and other security agencies, noting that the Federal Government has given them a clear mandate to deal decisively with all threats to national security. “I call on all Nigerians to stand with the Armed Forces and security agencies in the quest for peace,” Musa said.  “Those who continue to support bandits, insurgents, terrorists, or criminals must desist immediately. As th...

3 PEOPLE WERE ARRAIGNED YESTERDAY,FOR N25 MILLION EBONYI STATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT FRAUD.{PHOTO}.

                The EFCC yesterday thursday,July 28,2016,arraigned the former Coordinator of Afikpo South Local Government Development Center of Ebonyi state,Hon. Ugwuocha Okorafor,his Treasurer,Christian Chukwu Owo and the Administrative Officer,Mrs Anne Eke Agwu,before Justice E.A Ngene of the State High Court,Afikpo,Ebonyi State,on a 15 {Fifteen} count charge of conspiracy and stealing of public funds totalling over N25,000,000.00 {Twenty Five Million Naira Only}.Okoroafor and his alleged co-conspiratorts were said to have at various times between 2013 and 2015 raised vouchers for payments ranging from contract awards,salaries and independence day celebrations in the names of staff of the development centre who denied ever authorized such vouchers nor received such funds.Investigation into the matter which was reported by Center for Prevention of Corruption and Human Right Initiatives and some staff of the development centre revealed that the accused persons padded their salaries and that of other staff above the approved limits with the connivance of a staff of the bank where the local Government is domiciled.The sum of N16,000,000 and N8,000,000 were at different times traced to the accused person's account which upon interrogation,they could not justify the source.

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