EFCC arrests Kwara LG chairmen over alleged misappropriation of state IGR, bank loan

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EFCC arrests Kwara LG chairmen over alleged misappropriation of state IGR, bank loan

Sixteen local government chairmen in Kwara state are being interrogated by the Ilorin zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged misappropriation of part of N4 billion loan and 10 per cent of state internally generated revenue (IGR).

A statement by the commission on Friday listed the local government chairmen as Risikat Opakunle, Saidu Yaru Musa, Umar Belle, Ayeni Dallas, Fatai Adeniyi Garba, Lah Abdulmumeen, Raliat Funmi Salau, Aminat Omodara, Muyiwa Oladipo.

Others are Oladipo Omole, Abdullahi Abubakar Bata, Saka Eleyele, Lateef Gbadamosi, Oni Adebayo Joseph, Omokanye Joshua Olatunji and Jibril Salihu.

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The statement said that the council chiefs, after securing the loans, held a meeting and decided that one N100 million be shared among themselves.

It said that the suspects had on February 7, 2018 wrote a N4billion loan request to the Ilorin Sterling Bank manager in order to pay the Salary Arrears of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) Teachers, Local Government Staff and the Local Government Pensioners while the provisions for N100 million for council chairmen was not appropriated in the loan request.

They were also accused of diverting monthly 10 per cent of the internally generated revenue for their personal use, while the statement added that it was paid direct into their personal accounts against the Financial Regulations.

All the suspects while undergoing interrogation by the operatives of the commission allegedly admitted that N100 million was shared from the loan and also received 10 per cent of the internally generated revenue.

The statement said that the LG bosses pleaded with the EFCC to give them time to pay back what they benefited from government’s money.

As at the time of filing this report, they were said to be in the custody of the EFCC to be charged to court.

EFCC arrests Kwara LG chairmen over alleged misappropriation of state IGR, bank loan
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