The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned six officials of the Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) for alleged misappropriation of N96million.
The officials, Ahmed Husain Olarewaju, Director of Finance and Supply; Omole Omololu John, Controller of Finance and Accounts; Fatai Oyerinde, Coordinator of the Salary Unit; Mujeeb Ibrahim, Executive Officer of Account and Salary Schedule; Salami Temitope Bashir; and Dauda Aweda Quozim, both staff of the Salary Unit—were brought before Justice Akanbi of the Kwara State High Court in Ilorin.
They face a four-count charge of criminal breach of trust and misappropriation of public funds.
One of the charges alleges that between September and December 2018, the defendants, as public officers, mismanaged N33.89million belonging to Kwara SUBEB.
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Another charge states that between January and June 2019, they misappropriated an additional N30.4million, both amounts being funds entrusted to them in an account domiciled at the Sterling Bank Plc.
The offences are punishable under Section 315 of the Penal Code. Upon hearing the charges, all six defendants pleaded “not guilty.”
The prosecution counsel, Andrew Akoja, requested a trial date and urged the court to remand the accused in a correctional facility.
The defense, led by Abdullahi Lawal, made oral applications for bail.Justice Akanbi adjourned the case to April 16, 2025, for trial and ordered that the defendants be remanded at the Nigerian Correctional Centre in Ilorin.
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