The Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, July 29, 2015 arraigned one
Umar Yusuf and Ibrahim Ahmed Bebeji, both former clerks of National Orthopedic
Hospital, Dala, Kano State before Justice Dije Aboki of the State High
Court, Kano on a 3-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust and
theft.
Yusuf and Bebeji,
between January and September, 2013 allegedly conspired and fraudulently
altered information on official revenue receipts in their custody for services
rendered to individuals.
An audit report
carried out by the Hospital Management revealed that, the sum of N3,331,167
(three million, three hundred and thirty one thousand, one hundred and sixty
seven naira) was collected as revenue by the accused. But, the duo declared and
paid the sum of N150,314 (one hundred and fifty thousand, three hundred and
fourteen naira) to the hospital coffers while pocketing the sum of N3,180,853
(three million, one hundred and eighty thousand, eight hundred and fifty three
naira).
One of the charges
reads:
“That you, Umar
Yusuf And Ibrahim Ahmad Bebeji between January to September, 2013 in Kano
within the judicial division of the High Court of Justice, Kano State, while
being clerks of the National Orthopedic Hospital, Dala, Kano, committed theft
of the sum of N3,180,853.00 (three million, one hundred and eighty thousand,
eight hundred and fifty three naira only) which was received as part of the
revenue accruable to the Hospital and thereby committed an offence contrary to
Section 286 and punishable under Section 289 of Penal Code.”
The accused persons
pleaded not guilty when the charge was read to them.
Counsel to the EFCC,
Musa Isa, asked the court for a date for hearing sequel to the plea of the
accused persons.
However, the defence
counsel urged the court to admit the accused persons to bail.
Justice Aboki
granted the accused bail with two sureties of not below Grade Level 12. The
sureties must sign a bond of one million naira each. The accused are to be
remanded in prison custody until their bail conditions are met.
The case has been
adjourned to October 8, 2015 for commencement of trial.
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