In a new ₦64 million money laundering case, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission has revealed plans to arraign three former appointees of Nasiru El-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna State.
Among the former appointees are Yusuf Inuwa, the former Finance Commissioner; Umar Waziri, the former Accountant General of Kaduna State; and Lawal Adebisi, the former Senior Special Adviser/Counsellor to the Governor.
The firm whose bank account allegedly received the diverted cash, Solar Life Nigeria Limited, has also joined the lawsuit, according to a statement released Thursday by the commission’s spokesperson, Demola Bakare.
“The ICPC is accusing Mr. Lawal of conspiring with the other two accused individuals to transfer the entire amount of N64,800,562 in three installments of N10,000,000.00, N47,840,000.00, and N7,320,562.00 to the bank account of Solar Life Nigeria Limited, where Mr. Lawal is thought to be the only signatory,” according to the lawsuit filed at the Federal High Court, Kaduna Judicial division.
According to the announcement, “the four accused persons are expected to appear in court on Friday, January 17, 2025, to take their plea.”
Alhaji Muhammad Bashir Sa’idu, the former chief of staff and commissioner of finance in Kaduna State, was charged with money laundering by the ICPC last week.
In a two-count indictment also submitted to the Federal High Court in Kaduna, the ICPC charged Saidu with taking N155,000,000 in cash from Ibrahim Muktar, a Ministry of Finance official.
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