Tuesday 15 December 2015

EFCC docks Dasuki, Yuguda, Bafarawa others, on fresh corruption charges

R-L: Sambo Dasuki, Aminu Babakusa, Shuaibu Salisu

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday arraigned a former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki; a former Minister of State for Finance, Bashir Yuguda; a former Sokoto State Governor, Attahiru Bafarawa; Mr. Bafarawa’s son, Sagir; and others on fresh charges bordering on money laundering and criminal breach of trust.
The charges against all the accused persons are currently being read to them at Court 24 of the FCT High court, Abuja.

We will serve details on the charges and proceedings in court in subsequent updates.
The EFCC had on Monday charged Mr. Dasuki, a former Director of Finance at the Office of National Security Adviser, Shuaibu Salisu; a former General Manager at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Aminu Babakusa; Waripamowei Dudafa (now at large), a former Senior Special Assistant, Domestic Affairs to former President Goodluck Jonathan; and two firms, Acacia Holdings and Reliance Hospitals.
They were docked at the Federal High Court Abuja on a 19-count charge bordering on money laundering and criminal breach of trust.

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