Thursday, 10 July 2014
Joel-J-Lenbang-BNThe
Economic and Financial crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned the Taraba State
Accountant- General, Mr. Joel Joseph Lenbang, over the diversion of N1.56
billion Naira state funds at the Jalingo
Federal High Court .
The
Accountant-General was arraigned on Wednesday before Justice Donatus Nwabueze
Okorowo for defrauding the Taraba State Government.
Lenbang, was
docked on an 8-count charge, including obtaining false pretence and abuse of
office, offences contrary to and punishable under the Advanced Fee Fraud and
Other Related Offences Act, 2006
EFCC’s Head,
Media and publicity, Wilson Uwujaren confirmed that Mr. Lenbang allegedly
disguised and withdrew monies for sundry payments on behalf of the Ministries,
Departments and Agencies (MDAs), as well as payment of Bank Commissions on Turn
Over (COT) and Value Added Tax (VAT) which became a monthly affair making a
total sum of N1,567,226,557.081 between January 2012 and December 2013.
Although
Lenbang pleaded not guilty to the 8-count charge levied against him, the
prosecuting counsel, Al Qasim Ja’afar, applied for a date to commence trial but
the counsel to the accused filed a motion for bail.
The Judge,
Okorowo adjourned the case till July 11, 2014 for hearing and remanded the
accused in prison.
Mr Uwajuren
said the EFCC swung into action following a petition received from a concerned
Taraba State indigene, sometime in February 2014, alleging massive looting of
Taraba state funds.
The petition,
according to him, triggered investigation of the lifestyle of some of the
officers mentioned in the petition and who were believed to be living above
their means
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