CRIMES COMMISSION RECOVERS N65MILLION FROM ZAMFARA ELECTORAL COMMISSION OFFICE
The Head of Media and Publicity of the Commission, Wilson Uwarajen in a statement said, the complainant alleged that, while Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) in Zamfara allegedly paid its ad hoc staff the sum of N9,000, others in States like Sokoto were paid N12,000.
Penpushing further reports that, Uwajaren said, the recovered fund is suspected be part of the funds illegally deducted from releases meant to cater for the movement of materials and electoral officials as well as provision of chairs, tables and canopies for the 2019 Governorship and Presidential elections in the State
The statement explained that, before the raid, the Commission few days ago, had arrested four officials of electoral body in the State and they include; Hassan Sidi Aliyu, Administrative Secretary, Hussain Jafar Head of Operations, Abdullahi Yusuf Abubakar, State Accountant and the Cashier Labaran Ishaka , for alleged conspiracy, breach of trust and criminal diversion of Ad hoc staff allowance to the tune of N84, 696,000.
Penpushing also reports that, investigation by the anti-graft agency revealed that none of the 10,500 presiding officers who participated in the elections were paid their entitlements commutatively put at N84, 696,000.
The statement disclosed that, in similar vein, 14 Electoral Officers were also arrested and they include; Abdullahi Sambawa, Zurmi; Aliyu Jafaru Goronyo, Maradun ; Balarabe Ahmed S Gobir, Gummi , Amadu Ibrahim, Gusau , Mohammed Bashir Musa, Kaura Namoda ; Dalhatu Usman Musa,Birnin Magaji and Abdulmumin Usman.
Penpushing reports that others are; Muhammad Nasir Saidu, Talatu Mafara ; Abdullahi A. Ukashatu, Tsafe ; Tukur Garba Kaita, Bungudu ; Salihu Musa Abdullahi, Bukuyun ; Sadiq Abdullahi, Fari Anka ; Lawali Muhammed, Argungu Bakura ; Jafaru Gide, Shinkafi ; Tanimu Muhammad, Shinkafi ; and Hassan Abdullahi,Shinkafi .
