A member of the House of Representatives representing Bauchi Federal
Constituency, Hon Aliyu Gebi has been arrested by the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission, EFCC. A source at the Commission disclosed that the federal
law maker was detained this morning as he reported following an invitation by
the Commission,
Gebi is alleged to be facing multiple cases of fraud to the tune of
N173million. He allegedly obtained the amount from four different sources with
false pretenses.
The source who is familiar with the Commission’s investigation, revealed
that Gebi obtained N60 million as loan from one Chinedu Iloabachie ostensibly
to pursue his political aspirations with a promise to return the money to his
benefactor as soon as he was elected a law maker. After his election, the
lawmaker failed to fulfil his promise to refund the money. Six different cheques
he issued to Iloabachie were returned unpaid, owing to insufficient fund in his
account.
It is the same story with Efab, a property developer who borrowed Gebi
N47million to further his political ambition. All the cheques issued by Gebi as
payment for the loan were returned unpaid.
Gebi, also allegedly obtained N16 million from Senator Ahmed Zanah under
the pretext of helping him to buy the foreign exchange equivalent from the
Central Bank of Nigeria at official rate. He neither bought the forex nor refund
the money to the senator.
The member of the House of Representatives equally converted a sum of
N50million obtained from one Aliyu Habeeb to own use. Habeeb allegedly paid the
money as deposit for a house he wanted to buy from Gebi. He neither got the house
nor has the lawmaker agreed to refund his deposit.
Gebi who already has a fraud related matter in court, is still being
grilled by Investigators at the headquarters of the EFCC at press time.
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