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EFCC arraigns three FIRS directors, six other officers for N4.5bn Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday, 11 March, 2021 arraigned Peter Hena, former Coordinating Director of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and eight other officers of the agency before Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja.
The others are: Mohammed Bello Auta, Director of Finance; Amina Sidi, Finance and Account Department; Umar Aliyu Aduka, Internal Audit; Mbura Mustapha, Deputy Manager; Obi Okeke Malachy, Services Group; Obaje Napoleon Adofu, Head of Budget; Udo-Inyang Effiong Alfred, Officer II; and Benjamin Jiya, Assistant Director .
They were docked on a 42- count charge bordering on corruption, fraud and criminal misappropriation of funds to the turn of N4.558 billion.
Count one of the charge reads, “That you, Peter Hena, Mohammed Bello Auta, Amina Sidi, Umar Aliyu Aduka, Mbura, Mustapha, Obi Okeke Malachy, Obaje Napoleon Adofu, Udo-Inyang Effiong Alfred and Benjamin Jiya while being staff of the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) between January, 2017 and December 2018 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court conspired together with the other officials of FIRS to conceal funds which are proceeds of an unlawful activities to wit: Corruption, Fraud and Criminal Misappropriation of Funds and you thereby committed an offence contrary to section 18 and punishable under section 15(2) (a) and (3) of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011 ( as amended by Act No. 1 of 2021)
The defendants however pleaded ‘not guilty’.
In view of their plea, prosecuting counsel, Ekele Iheanacho asked the court for a date to commence trial.
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