SETTING THE RECORDS STRAIGHT ON CITIZEN ASAR MICHAEL SESUGH'S DEATH. (PHOTO).#PRESS RELEASE.

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 Setting the Records Straight on  Citizen Asar Michael Sesugh's  Death The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,  EFCC,  considered it imperative to clear the air on some recent incidents at its Makurdi Zonal Directorate,  Benue State.   Operatives of the Directorate arrested 26 suspected cyber fraudsters on April 28,  2026.  They were profiled and kept in custody for further investigations after obtaining a Remand Order at a Magistrate Court.  Shortly after their arrest,  specifically on May 4,  2026,  three of the suspects sought permission to use the lavatory at the Directorate's  Holding Facility and were permitted.   They cashed in on the opportunity,  broke the toilet's roof and escaped from detention.  Several efforts were made to re- arrest them to no avail. However,  fresh intelligence came on Thursday,  May 21,  2026 that one of the escaped suspects,   As...
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FIVE SOKOTO OFFICIALS DOCKED FOR N5553.9M PENSION FRAUD BY THE EFCC.{PHOTO}.#PRESS RELEASE.

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 EFCC Docks Five Sokoto Officials for N553.9m Pension Fraud


The Sokoto Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, June 28, 2021, arraigned five senior officials of the Sokoto State Primary Education Staff Pension Board before Justice Muhammad Muhammad of the Sokoto State High Court, Sokoto, on a 27-count charge bordering on alleged conspiracy, forgery. criminal breach of trust and misappropriation of the sum of N553,985,624.10 (Five Hundred and Fifty Three Million, Nine Hundred and Eighty Five Thousand, Six Hundred and Twenty Four Naira, Ten Kobo). 


The defendants include the Director of Finance and Supply,  Hassana Moyi; Secretary, Abubakar Aliyu; Deputy director, Halliru Ahmed; Accountant, Kabiru Ahmed and Dahiru Muhammad Isa, Cashier.


 


One of the counts reads: "That you Abubakar Aliyu while being the Secretary of Sokoto State Primary Staff Pension Board, Hassana Moyi while being the Director of Finance and Supply, Primary Staff Pension Board, Haliru Ahmed while being the Deputy Director, Finance, Primary Staff Pension Board, Kabiru Ahmed while being the Accountant, Primary Staff Pension Board and Dahiru Muhammad Isa while being the Cashier of Primary Staff Pension Board sometime between 2017 and 2019 in Sokoto, Sokoto State within the Jurisdiction of this Honourable Court while being entrusted with dominion over money for the payment of pension and gratuity, dishonestly misappropriated the sum of N553,985,624.10 (Five Hundred and Fifty Three Million, Nine Hundred and Eighty Five Thousand, Six Hundred and Twenty Four Naira, Ten Kobo) in violation of the mode in which such trust was to be discharged and thereby committed Criminal Breach of Trust contrary to Section 311 of the Penal Code Law CAP 89, Laws of Northern Nigeria and punishable under Section 312 of the same Law".


They pleaded ‘not guilty’ to the charges. Consequently, the prosecution counsel, S. H Sa'ad, prayed the court to fix a trial date and order accelerated hearing of the matter. But defence counsel, A. Y Abubakar made an oral application for the bail of his clients  


Justice Muhammad granted the defendants bail in the sum of N55, 000,000.00k (Fifty Five Million Naira) each and one surety in like sum, who must be resident within the jurisdiction of the Court and possess a landed property. 


The matter was adjourned till July 26, 2021 for hearing.


The defendants’ trouble began sometime in 2019 when the Commission received complaints from several primary school pensioners, alleging that since retirement from service, they had yet to be paid their gratuities. 


During investigations, one of them was shown a payment voucher allegedly used to pay his gratuity in the sum of N1, 484,012.39, bearing his name and a signature.  But he denied receiving the money, and also disowned the signature on the voucher.

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