The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has announced plans to arraign three former officials of ex-Kaduna State Governor, Nasiru El-Rufai, over a ₦64 million money laundering case.
The accused include Lawal Adebisi, former Senior Special Adviser/Counselor to the governor; Umar Waziri, former Accountant General of Kaduna State; and Yusuf Inuwa, former Finance Commissioner.
According to a statement on Thursday by ICPC spokesperson Demola Bakare, Solar Life Nigeria Limited, the company whose account allegedly received the diverted funds, has also been named in the case.
The ICPC alleges that Adebisi, in collaboration with the other accused, diverted ₦64,800,562 in three tranches—₦10 million, ₦47.84 million, and ₦7.32 million—into Solar Life Nigeria Limited’s account, where Adebisi is reportedly the sole signatory.
“All four accused persons are scheduled to appear in court on Friday, January 17, 2025, to take their plea,” the statement added.
This follows a separate case last week where the ICPC arraigned Muhammad Bashir Sa’idu, former Chief of Staff and Commissioner of Finance in Kaduna State, for allegedly laundering ₦155 million.
Sa’idu is accused of accepting the cash payment from Ibrahim Muktar, a public officer in the Ministry of Finance.
