The
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has charged the immediate past
Governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu, and the 2015 governorship candidate
of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state, Umar Nasko, with an alleged N3bn
fraud.
It
was learnt that the charges had been filed before a Federal High Court in
Minna, Niger State.
Nasko
also served as Chief of Staff and Commissioner for Environment under Aliyu’s
administration between 2007 and 2015.
According
to the EFCC, Aliyu, who is popularly known as the chief servant, allegedly
diverted N520m from the Niger State Government Security Account domiciled in
Zenith Bank account between January and March 2011.
Within
the same period, the former governor also allegedly diverted a separate N1.7bn
from the same account.
The
commission said in 2015 Aliyu and Nasko allegedly diverted about N1.09bn,
which was 16 per cent shares of Niger State in the North South Power Company
Limited.
The
alleged crimes are believed to be in contravention of sections 97 and 312 of
the Penal Code.
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