US EditionAlleged N70bn fraud: EFCC arrests Bauchi Accountant-General
- Sirajo Jaja, the Accountant General of Bauchi State, was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for alleged money laundering totaling N70 billion on March 19, 2025.
- Two others, Aliyu Abubakar and Sunusi Ibrahim Sambo, were also arrested in connection with the ongoing investigations.
- The EFCC is investigating Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed for alleged involvement in the diversion of public funds.
- According to EFCC Spokesman Dele Oyewale, N59 billion was withdrawn from accounts operated by Jaja for the state government.
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Alleged N70bn fraud: EFCC arrests Bauchi Accountant-General
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested the Accountant General of Bauchi State, Sirajo Jaja, over alleged fraud involving N70 billion. This was contained in a statement by EFCC spokesman Dele Oyewale on Wednesday. Oyewale said Jaja was arrested in Abuja on Wednesday alongside Aliyu Abubakar, an alleged unlicensed bureau de change, BDC operator from Jasfad Resources Enterprise, and Sunusi Ibrahim Sambo, a Point of Sale, P…
EFCC's Arrest Of Bauchi Accountant-General Political Witch-hunt, Says Gov Mohammed
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed has described the arrest of the Accountant General of the state, Sirajo Jaja by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in connection with alleged N70billion fraud as a political witch-haunt targeted at the opposition. LEADERSHIP reports that the anti-graft agency arrested Mr Jaja along with two other suspected accomplices, Aliyu Abubakar of Jasfad Resources Entreprise, an unregiste…
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