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How Dariye Shared N1.162bn To Atiku’s Firm, Mantu – Witness by prosperous13: 5:47am On Feb 03, 2016 |
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
on Tuesday continued its case against a former
Governor of Plateau State, Joshua Dariye, with
one of its detectives, Musa Sunday, telling a
Federal Capital Territory High Court in Gudu how
the former governor allegedly shared N1.162bn
belonging to the state.
Dariye, who is now the senator representing
Plateau Central Senatorial District in the Senate,
allegedly obtained N1.162bn ecological funds as
Governor of Plateau State in 2004.
Dariye, who served between 1999 and 2007, is
being prosecuted for allegedly diverting Plateau
State’s ecological funds while in office as
governor.
Sunday, an investigator with the EFCC was cross-
examined by Dariye’s lawyer, Garba Pwul (SAN)
on Tuesday.
The detective who had earlier been led in
evidence by the lead prosecuting counsel, Mr.
Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), under cross-examination
gave a breakdown of how Dariye allegedly
disbursed the N1.16bn to his political associates
and officials of his party, the Peoples Democratic
Party, in Plateau State.
He said investigations by his team of detectives
revealed that the ex-governor gave N100m traced
to a company – Marine Float Nigeria Limited
owned by former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar.
“The Ecological Fund Office is under the
Presidency but the Office of the Vice-President
oversees it and the vice-president chairs the
agency’s activities. The vice-president at that
time was Alhaji Abubakar Atiku,” the witness said.
He also said N100m was traced to the South-
West PDP, which was received by then Minister of
Special Duties, Yomi Edu, N80m to then
Permanent Secretary of the Ecological Fund Office
in the Presidency, Kingsley Nkoma; N10m to a
former Deputy Senate President, Ibrahim Mantu,
N6.8m to the PDP Plateau State and N66m to
274 PDP wards in the state.
Sunday, who is the first prosecution witness, read
out the portion of the statement made by Dariye
to the EFCC where he confirmed the distribution
of the money among his political associates in a
statement he wrote to the EFCC in July 2007.
When given Dariye’s statement to read, the
witness read from page 10 of the statement
marked Exhibit P13(A) which highlighted how
Dariye gave a breakdown of how he disbursed the
N1.162bn received from the Ecological Fund
Office.
“In the course of investigation, Marine Float was
found to be a company owned by the former
Vice-President, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku. As at when
the money was paid, the Vice- President was the
Chairman of Ecological Fund Office,” the witness
said.
He denied knowledge whether the N100m was
recovered from Atiku.
When Pwul suggested to the witness that the
then President, Olusegun Obasanjo, returned to
Plateau State in 2004 the N100m paid to the
South-West PDP by Dariye, the witness denied
knowledge of such development.
He added that investigation into the issue
revealed that Dariye paid N80m to the then
Permanent Secretary of the Ecological Fund
Office, Kingsley Nkoma, “for facilitating the
prompt release of N1.62bn ecological funds to
the state.
“The N80m paid in favour of Union Savings and
Loan, was traced to Kingsley Nkoma, Permanent
Secretary of Ecological Fund Office. We recovered
the N80m from Nkoma, who said that was his
share for facilitating the release of the money.
That was the bribe he collected.
“Investigation proved, while he was invited, that
the N80m paid to him through Union Savings and
Loan was a bribe money paid to him by the
defendant. The money was recovered from him.
The N80m registered from Nkoma is registered as
exhibit and it is with the EFCC. When we invited
him, Nkoma said that that was his share of the
money and he was made to return it.”
The witness restated his earlier claim that Dariye
made his banker, All States Trust Bank (now
defunct) to conceal his identity.
He said their investigation revealed that the
mandate card for the account allegedly operated
by a firm linked to Dariye – Ebenezer Ritnan
Venture – did not carry anybody’s photograph as
required.
He said they were able to uncover the company’s
true ownership by Dariye’s signature on the
mandate form.
He said Dariye allegedly diverted his share of the
N1.162bn into the company’s account.
The witness said the bank and its officials, who
claimed to have granted Dariye waiver by not
including his photograph in the account opening
documents, had since been convicted by a
Federal High Court in Kaduna for aiding fraud.
The trial judge, Justice Adebukola Banjoko,
adjourned further hearing till noon on Wednesday
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Re: How Dariye Shared N1.162bn To Atiku’s Firm, Mantu – Witness by Nobody: 5:48am On Feb 03, 2016 |
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Re: How Dariye Shared N1.162bn To Atiku’s Firm, Mantu – Witness by justmenoni: 5:57am On Feb 03, 2016 |
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Re: How Dariye Shared N1.162bn To Atiku’s Firm, Mantu – Witness by Demmocrats(m): 5:58am On Feb 03, 2016 |
Hmmmmm all this sharing and some dude is burnt alive just because of of mere pickpocketing. |
Re: How Dariye Shared N1.162bn To Atiku’s Firm, Mantu – Witness by abiolert(m): 6:05am On Feb 03, 2016 |
sharing formulae everywhere you go. 1 Like |
Re: How Dariye Shared N1.162bn To Atiku’s Firm, Mantu – Witness by Mrfahaz(m): 6:09am On Feb 03, 2016 |
whether in support or against buhari provided you won't lie to yourself. deep inside you know that there is no better time to vote PDP out of power than dis.if PDP would be in power for two more tenure, Nigeria will be worst than Somalia both economically and otherwise. let just thank God and support God choice for us. GOD bless Nigeria GOD bless PMB GOD bless us ALL 1 Like |
Re: How Dariye Shared N1.162bn To Atiku’s Firm, Mantu – Witness by Dannieln1: 6:09am On Feb 03, 2016 |
Dariyegate The whole of Jos know this man ass Looter wallahi Come Jos come ask... He must return our money... |
Re: How Dariye Shared N1.162bn To Atiku’s Firm, Mantu – Witness by Phame: 6:11am On Feb 03, 2016 |
Lock him up. |
Re: How Dariye Shared N1.162bn To Atiku’s Firm, Mantu – Witness by phemmie06(m): 6:24am On Feb 03, 2016 |
See political thieves, what good thing have they contributed to the country at large than oppression |
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