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| Yahaya Ayodeji and Mohammed Audu |
The
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today May 26, 2015, arraigned Mohammed
Dogonyaro Audu (aka Abdullahi Dogonyaro Mohammed) and Yahaya Ayodeji,both staff
of the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, OAGF, before Justice
Yusuf Halilu of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory Jabi, Abuja,
on a ten count charge bordering on criminal conspiracy and complicity in award
of contact.
The duo allegedly
abused their offices by floating companies through which they cornered
contracts emanating from the Economic Reform and Governance Project, ERGP,
domiciled in the office of the Accountant General of the Federation.
The
accused persons pleaded not guilty when the charge was read to them.
Count
three of the charge reads;
That you
Mohammed Dogonyaro Audu(aka Abdullahi Dogonyaro Mohammed) and Yahaya Ayodeji
while employed in the public service on the 5th of August 2011 at Abuja in the
jurisdiction of this Honourable Court knowingly acquired a private interest
through your company AY-Quest Worldwide Limited in a contract awarded for the
procurement of GIFMIS training materials emanating from the Economic Reform
and Governance Project (ERGP), office of the Accountant General of the
Federation wherein you are both employed and thereby committed an offence
contrary to Section 12 of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related
Offences Act, 2000”.
In view
of their plea, prosecution counsel Cosmas Ugwu asked the court for a date to
commence trial. However, counsel to the accused persons, Abubakar Sadiq Oderiku
made an oral application for bail citing the "chaotic epileptic power
supply" and short notice from his clients as the reason for the
application.
Justice
Halilu ruled that the defence files a formal application for bail as the
matter is before a court of record. He remanded the accused persons
in Kuje prison and adjourned the matter to June 9, 2015.
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