How ex-Governor Goje diverted N1bn agric loan, by EFCC witness
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By Adetokunbo FAKEYE (Abuja)
NIGERIA: A WITNESS of the anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) witness has narrated before Justice Babatunde Quadri how the former Gombe State Governor, Senator Danjuma Goje, diverted N1billion agricultural loan.
At Tuesday sitting, the EFCC presented four more witnesses, who testified as the 19th, 20th, 21st and 22nd witnesses against Goje who is standing trial along with Aliyu El-Nafaty, S.M. Dokoro and Sabo Muhammad Tumu at the Federal High Court, sitting in Jos, Plateau State, for alleged financial impropriety.
He was also accused of rigging of contract for food supply to the state Government House, during his tenure, and diversion of loan facilities from banks.
While being led in evidence by prosecution counsel, Wahab Shittu, PW22 Rabiatu Saidu, Account Officer with the Union Bank, stated that the Gombe State government applied for a commercial Agricultural Credit loan of N1billion from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) through Union Bank in 2010.
The loan was approved and disbursed into Gombe State Fertilizer Company’s account, she said, adding that the bank received instruction to transfer the loan into a different account unrelated to the purpose for which the loan was obtained. She tendered documents which were admitted in evidence.
Documents tendered by other witnesses include cheque leaflets of three different banks – Union Bank, Habib Bank and Diamond Bank (about 25) amounting to N1, 450,000,000 for supply of food items between 2003 to 2011.
The case was adjourned to February 6 and 7, 2018 for further hearing.
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