EFCC Arrest Councillor Umar Ibrahim & 4 Others For Allegedly Stealing Rice Meant For IDPs

A Supervisory Councillor for Agriculture in Mafa Local Government Area of Borno State, Umar Ibrahim, and four others have been arrested by the Maiduguri office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC for the alleged diversion of 300 bags of rice.

The rice was donated by Danish Refugee Council, DRC, a Non-Governmental Organization and meant for Internally Displayed Persons, IDPs, in the council.
The arrest was triggered by intelligence report.

Others arrested along with the councillor are Bulama Zangebe, Modu Bulama, Halilu Abdullahi, and Abacha Ali.
According to some of the suspects, the Caretaker Chairman of Mafa Local Government, Shettima Maina, allegedly instructed the sale of the rice to the duo of Lawan Ibrahim of Bolori Stores and Umar Salisu at the rate of N8,500 per bag. Mr. Maina and two other suspects are still at large.

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Posted: at 19-01-2017 10:25 AM (7 years ago) | Hero

Na wa ooooo..

Posted: at 19-01-2017 10:38 AM (7 years ago) | Hero

Buhari administration no dey joke ,no more money to steal in some government agencies anymore ;now the head of agencies are now rediculiously stealing bags of rice ,next will be bags of garri to exchange for money .Thsnk to Buhari for taken hard line on corruption in some sector .

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Posted: at 19-01-2017 11:25 AM (7 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Heartless men stealing from jobless, homeless and pathetic people.

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Posted: at 19-01-2017 12:15 PM (7 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Good,as una don dey begin dey feel the same thing when d poor dey feel 4 this country.

Posted: at 19-01-2017 02:11 PM (7 years ago) | Gistmaniac

thieves in agbada

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Posted: at 19-01-2017 07:17 PM (7 years ago) | Addicted Hero

So northerners dey steal too.

Posted: at 20-01-2017 08:45 AM (7 years ago) | Upcoming