EFCC Grills Borno Rural Water Supply Agency GM

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC for several hours on March 16, grilled Mohammed Kachalla, general manager, Borno State Rural Water Supply Agency (RUWASA) over a case of alleged abuse of office, conspiracy, misappropriation and diversion of public funds.

He is alleged to have diverted monies meant for the provision of boreholes and water reticulation by the state government and other donor organisations to private use.

Specifically, the suspect is alleged to have diverted the materials in the store of RUWASA that were acquired by the Borno State Government through the Ministry for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs for the construction of boreholes in the Twenty Seven LGA across the state to execute contracts already paid for by UNICEF

It was further alleged, most of the contracts were executed by companies belonging to the General Manager and some of the Directors in the Agency.