The former Secretary to The Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal is in the custody of the EFCC to defend himself on the alleged fraud while in office.
The former SGF was arrested on Monday by the EFCC operatives and is expected to be arraigned in court today.
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The EFCC had filed a 10-count charge bordering on conspiracy and fraud against him and Hamidu David Lawal, Suleiman Abubakar and two companies, Rholavision Engineering Ltd and Josmon Technologies Ltd.
In the charge filed on January 30 by Offem Uket for the commission, Lawal was alleged to have conspired with Hamidu, a director in Rholavision and Abubakar, a staff in the same company, to fraudulently acquire a property and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 26(1)(c) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000 and punishable under Section 12 of the same Act.
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One of the charges accused Hamidu, Abubakar and Rholavision to have
“abetted the award of contract to Rholavision Engineering Ltd for the removal of invasive plant species and simplified irrigation to the tune of N6.4million by the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) through the Presidential Initiative for North East (PINE).â€
Count 9 of the charge accused Hamidu to have “abetted the holding indirectly of a private interest by Engineer Babachir Lawal in the award of a contract to Josmon Technologies Ltd for the removal of invasive plant species and simplified irrigation by OSGF through PINE to the tune of N272.5million.â€
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Lawal was also accused to have fraudulently acquired a private interest in a contract awarded to Josmon Technologies Ltd.
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