EFCC RE-ARRAIGNS ex-Kwara Governor, Ahmed

EFCC RE-ARRAIGNS ex-Kwara Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed

A former Governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed was today re-arraigned in a court of law

He was re-arraigned alongside his finance commissioner, Ademola Banu, on a 14-count charge bordering on alleged stealing and mismanagement of N5.78 billion public funds.

EFCC RE-ARRAIGNS ex-Kwara Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed

The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, arraigned them before Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin.

Their re-arraignment was sequel to the transfer of the former trial judge, Justice Evelyn Anyadike of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin to another division, according to a statement by Dele Oyewole, Head, Media and Publicity of the anti-graft agency, on Monday.

The duo were first arraigned on a 12-count charge of mismanagement of public funds before Justice Anyadike on April 29, 2024, to which they pleaded not guilty. However, the presiding judge was transferred in the course of trial. Hence, the case has to start afresh.

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