The Independent Corrupt Practice and other Related offences Commission has charge five Directors at the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs over defrauding the Ministry N605m between july 2013 and Oct 2014.
The accused person who has worked at various point as Director of Finance and Deputy Director of Finance in the Ministry,allegedly withdraw the Money from the account meant for constituency project under fraudulent claims.
Those involved are Akpore Okeroghene (Deputy Director of Finance), Yusuf Agabi (Director of Finance and Account),Abibu Ayinla (Director of Finance) Ngozi James (Deputy Director Accounts) and Idowu Adewale (Deputy Director Accounts)
The anti-graft agency filed 46 counts of fraud against the accused persons before Justice Husseini Baba of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, Abuja on July 7, 2015.
The prosecution alleged that the accused persons perpetrated the fraud using fictitious claims through payment vouchers containing false information.
Some of them were said to have used the proceeds to build private houses
Justice Baba has fixed September 16 for the arraignment of the accused persons.
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