Nigeria: ICPC Arraigns El-Rufai, Ex-Aide, 5 Others Over Alleged N8.68bn CCTV Contract Fraud
The anti-corruption agency says the defendants moved more than N2 billion through several companies in transactions tied to the CCTV project.
- On Thursday, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission arraigned former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai and his former Senior Special Adviser, Jimi Adebisi Lawal, before the Federal High Court in Kaduna on corruption charges.
- The charges stem from an N8.68 billion CCTV surveillance contract the ICPC alleges El-Rufai approved for Singularity Network Security Limited, despite the company lacking required technical capacity and violating public procurement laws.
- Defendants, including five companies such as Solar Life Nigeria Limited and Intercellular Nigeria Limited, pleaded not guilty to 111 amended charges alleging money laundering and receipt of funds suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activities.
- Justice Hauwa Buhari adjourned the matter until July 1 for a bail application ruling, while the commission identified Bashir El-Rufai, the former governor's elder brother, as a defendant currently at large.
- This case adds to existing corruption prosecutions against El-Rufai, including a separate matter involving alleged laundering of N579 million and $1.1 million, though defendants maintain their innocence across ongoing proceedings.
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Nigeria: ICPC Arraigns El-Rufai, Ex-Aide, 5 Others Over Alleged N8.68bn CCTV Contract Fraud
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, his former Senior Special Adviser and Counsellor, Jimi Lawal, and five others, before the Federal High Court in Kaduna over alleged corruption, money laundering and related offences.
ICPC arraigns El-Rufai, ex-aide over N8.6bn CCTV contract fraud
Former Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai and his ex-aide, Jimi Lawal, have been arraigned by the ICPC over alleged N8.6bn CCTV contract fraud. Read more on th Read More: https://punchng.com/icpc-arraigns-el-rufai-ex-aide-over-n8-6bn-cctv-contract-fraud/
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The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, has arraigned former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, at the Federal
ICPC arraigns El-Rufai, ex-aide, five firms over alleged N8.68 billion Kaduna CCTV contract fraud
The latest case adds to a list corruption prosecutions instituted against Mr El-Rufai by the ICPC. The post ICPC arraigns El-Rufai, ex-aide, five firms over alleged N8.68 billion Kaduna CCTV contract fraud appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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