The
three men, Usman Shehu Ibrahim, Paul Yerima (deputy) and Timothy
Chindo, were arraigned before Justice Tukur
Mu'azu of the State High Court on a three count charge on November 27, 2014 by
the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC).
The
EFCC spokesman, Wilson, Uwujaren, said that the accused persons are alleged to
have in February, 2013 conspired to fraudulently misappropriate the Council’s
share of Subsidy Re-investment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P) funds
amounting to N68, 000,000.00 (sixty eight million naira) which was meant for
the renovation of primary healthcare centres, primary schools, construction of
boreholes and purchase of poverty alleviation materials across the eleven wards
of the council.
Count
three of the charge reads, “that you Alhaji Usman Shehu, Timothy Chindo and
Paul Yerima, sometime between January 2012 to January, 2013 at Kaduna within
the jurisdiction of the High Court, being entrusted with dominion over property
to wit: N 68,000,000.00 (sixty eight thousand Naira) belonging to Kauru Local
Government, did commit Criminal Breach of the said property and thereby
committed an offence punishable under Section 312 of the Penal Code”.
The
accused persons pleaded not guilty to the charges and were granted bail in the
sum of one million naira each and sureties in like sum who must be grade level
14 public servants.
The case was adjourned to January 29, 2015 for commencement of trial
The case was adjourned to January 29, 2015 for commencement of trial
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