Ex-govs Goje and Doma to spend weekend in EFCC custody

Date: 15-10-2011 9:48 am (12 years ago) | Author: Ugochukwu Terry Ofoegbu
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Ex-governors Danjuma Goje (Gombe) and Aliyu Akwe-Doma are to spend the weekend in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Goje, a serving senator is to be arraigned on Monday before a Ferderal High Court, Gombe over alleged mismanagement and diversion of about N52.9 billion state funds.

The money comprises of alleged N37.9 billion loans obtained from 27 banks and N15 billion security votes.
But his lawyer, Chief Adeniyi Akintola (SAN), said his client was yet to be served the charge even though he had been detained beyond 48 hours in violation of Section 35 of the 1999 Constitution.

Doma is to be arraigned on Tuesday before a Federal High Court, Lafia.
He allegedly inflated or duplicated contracts in addition to mismanaging the Local Government Joint Account to the tune of N18 billion.
Meanwhile, a state High Court sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, yesterday "admitted" former Governor Gbenga Daniel "on bail" with the sum of N500m and "two sureties in like sum."
Daniel who is facing 16 count charges bordering on stealing of public funds, fraudulent conversion of State money to personal use, failure to declare his assets truthfully and fraudulent use of Ogun State landed property was granted bail around 3:55 pm yesterday.
The former Governor is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission [EFCC]. As at 5pm yesterday, he was still battling with the challenges of meeting his bail conditions especially areas that had to do with documentations.
The Judiciary workers' strike that entered its third day yesterday was not helping the situation as they were no officials readily available to either receive documents or verify same from sureties.
Daniel sureties - Col. Emmanuel Shoda [rtd] and Ewusi of Makun - Sagamu, Oba Timothy Shola Adesanya, are expected to be landed property
owners as well as residents within the jurisdiction of the Court.
They are to also submit their two recent passport photographs to the Court's registrar along with sworn affidavit of means while Daniel's International Passport should remain in the custody of the anti - corruption agency for the time being.



Posted: at 15-10-2011 09:48 AM (12 years ago) | Hero