The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ilorin Zonal Directorate, has arraigned six officials of the Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) over an alleged N96 million fraud.
The defendants were brought before Justice Akanbi of the Kwara State High Court, Ilorin, on a four-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust and misappropriation of funds.
According to a statement on the EFCC’s official X handle, the accused persons include Ahmed Husain Olarewaju (Director, Finance and Supply), Omole Omololu John (Controller, Finance and Accounts), Fatai Oyerinde (Coordinator, Salary Unit), Mujeeb Ibrahim (Executive Officer, Account and Salary Schedule), Salami Temitope Bashir, and Dauda Aweda Quozim, both staff of the Salary Unit at Kwara SUBEB.
When the charges were read, all six defendants pleaded “not guilty”. In response, EFCC prosecutor Andrew Akoja requested a trial date and urged the court to remand them in the Nigerian Correctional Centre. However, the defense counsel, led by Abdullahi Lawal, made an oral application for bail.
Justice Akanbi adjourned the case until Wednesday, April 16, 2025, for trial and ordered that the defendants be remanded in the Nigerian Correctional Centre, Ilorin.
