Just In: EFCC arraigns former ABU VC, bursar for alleged million fraud.

Just In: EFCC arraigns former ABU VC, bursar for alleged million fraud.

Professor Ibrahim Garba, a former VC of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria has been arraigned by the Economic & Financial Crimes Commission on an eight count charge bordering on theft and money laundering to the tune of over ₦1 billion.

Garba was arraigned alongside the former Bursar of the university, Ibrahim Shehu Usman, before a Kaduna State High Court on Thursday, January 12, 2023. The former Vice Chancellor and Bursar were arraigned before Justice A.A Bello by the Kaduna Zonal Command of EFCC.

According to EFCC, the arraignment of the two top former ABU officials followed months of discreet investigation triggered by a petition accusing the duo of diverting monies meant for the renovation of the popular Kongo Conference Hotel, Zaria.

EFCC said its investigations established that over one billion Naira was allegedly stolen from different accounts of the institution by the defendants and diverted into their private accounts.