Five internal revenue officials arrested over alleged N1.3billion fraud
Five officials of the Katsina State Board of Internal Revenue have been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) over alleged diversion of N1,294,337,676.53 belonging to the Katsina State Government.
Penpushing reports that the spokesperson of the commission Dele Oyewale made this known in a statement and gave identities of the suspects as include Rabiu Abdullahi, Sanusi Mohammed Yaro, Ibrahim M. Kofar Soro, Ibrahim Aliyu and Nura Lawal Kofar Sauri.
The statement said they were arrested following a petition from the Katsina State Government alleging that the suspects colluded and diverted the sum of N1,294,337,676.53, accruing to the state from the World Health Organisation(WHO), Medicins Sans Frontiers, Alliance for International Medical Action,(ALIMA).
Penpushing further reports that the agency explained that preliminary investigation revealed that Rabiu Abdullahi, a former Director of Collections of the Board and current Permanent Secretary of the Board, authorised the opening of a a bank account in the name of” BOIRS” at Sterling bank.
The statement added that Abdullahi allegedly designated Sanusi Mohammed Yaro, Director of Revenue Account, and Ibrahim Kofar Soro as sole signatories to the account, stressing that subsequently, the account became the primary channel through which all the funds were allegedly funnelled to the main beneficiary NADIKKO General Suppliers, a company owned and controlled by Nura Lawal Kofar Sauri, an Assistant Director of Career Skills/Staff Welfare of the Board.
Penpushing also reports that the commission stated that investigation further revealed that Nura Lawal and his company” NADIKKO” became the principal conduits used to launder the stolen funds, which were traced to the various bank accounts of the suspects.
The statement disclosed that as at the time of filing this report suspects are currently being detained at the Kano Zonal Command of the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and they will be charged to court upon conclusion of investigations.
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