EFCC Arraigns REA Director for Criminal Diversion of Funds Totaling N223 Million
- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Director of Human Resources Management at the Rural Electrification Agency (REA)
- He was charged with criminal diversion of funds and money laundering totaling N223,412,909 naira
- Facing a five-count charge, Bulkwang pleaded "not guilty" to all accusations as Justice Joyce Abdulmalik scheduled the hearing for February 3, 2024
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Mr. Suleiman Garba Bulkwang, the Director of Human Resources Management at the Rural Electrification Agency (REA).
The director was arraigned before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court, Abuja.
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Mr. Bulkwang faces a five-count charge related to the criminal diversion of funds and money laundering, totaling N223,412,909.
Details of the Charges
The charges against Mr. Bulkwang include:
“That you SULEIMAN GARBA BULKWANG, while being the Director of Human Resources Management of the Rural Electrification Agency, REA within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did counsel one Umaefulem Donatus Chibueze, the Managing Director of Cees Assist Resources and Brainstask Value Resources (consultants to REA) to transfer the sum of N138,123,969 (One Hundred and Thirty-eight Million, One Hundred Hundred and Twenty-Three Thousand, Nine Hundred and Sixty Nine Naira) out of the sum of N279,330,000.00 (Two Hundred and Seventy-Nine Million, Three Hundred and Thirty Thousand Naira) paid to the consultants by REA, when you knew that the said sum of N138,123,969.000000 constituted proceed of unlawful activity and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 21 (a) of the Money Laundering Prevention and Prohibition Act 2022 and punishable under Section 18(3) of the same Act.”
Count two reads “That you SULEIMAN GARBA BULKWANG while being the Director of Human Resources Management of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) sometime in July, 2023 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court indirectly converted the sum of N45,000,000.00 (Forty Five Milion Naira) being part of the money cumulatively paid to the bank accounts of Dammy Gold Programme Ltd, World Class Business, Green Haven Company And De-Sam Rose – Base Ltd by consultants to REA when you know that the said sum of N45,000.000 .00 constituted proceed of unlawful activity and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 18(b) (b) and punishable under Section 18(3) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.”
Court Proceedings
Upon the charges being read to him, Mr. Bulkwang pleaded "not guilty" to all counts.
Due to the absence of defense counsel, the prosecution counsel, Ekele Iheanacho, SAN, requested a trial date and for Mr. Bulkwang to be remanded in a correctional center.
Justice Joyce Abdulmalik has adjourned the case to February 3, 2024, for the hearing of the defendant’s bail application and has ordered that Mr. Bulkwang be remanded in Kuje Correctional Center.
EFCC Files Charges Against Former Governor
Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arraigned former Kwara State governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, and his Commissioner of Finance, Ademola Banu over alleged N5.78bn fraud.
The anti-graft agency filed 14 fresh charges against Ahmed and Banu before a Kwara State High Court on Monday, October 21.
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