Former Governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu and his former Chief of
Staff, Umar Nasko, were today arraigned in a court in Abuja over money
laundering allegations. Babangida and Umar are alleged to have diverted
N3 billion while they were in office.
One of the counts against them reads:
“That you, Dr. Muazu Babangida Aliyu, being the governor (also known as
chief servant) of Niger State from 2007 to 2015; Umar Mohammed Nasko,
being the former Commissioner for Environment/Chief
of Staff to Dr. Muazu Babangida Aliyu, sometime between April 7, 2015
and December 7, 2015 in Minna within the jurisdiction of this honourable
court while being entrusted with dominion over money belonging to Niger
State Government dishonestly converted to your own use the sum of
N1,090, 000,000, which formed part of the proceeds of the sale of 16 per
cent shares of the sale of Niger State in the North South Power Company
Limited and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 312
of the Penal Code.”
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