The Economic And Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has just declared the immediate past governor of Katsina State Wanted on the Commission’s Twitter account.
IBRAHIM SHEMA, FORMER GOVERNOR OF KASTSINA STATE WANTED BY EFCC. https://t.co/Qnug6n5vdV
— EFCC Nigeria (@officialEFCC) September 14, 2016
The allegations against him range from criminal conspiracy to abuse of office and a bunch of money related offences in-between. We had actually been wondering when this was going to happen considering all the allegations that had been levelled against him since he left office.
First it was former Minister of Mines and Steel, Arch. Musa Muhammad Sada, who, back in May, had told the EFCC that he was authorised by the former governor to collect the sum of N700 million on behalf of Katsina State.
He was to remit the funds to the State’s former Commissioner of Finance who was to keep it for him (Shema). This was part of the revelations made in connection with the alleged N23.29 billion poll bribery scandal.
Then it was Aminu Masari, the incumbent governor of Katsina who set up a panel to probe the tenure of Shema.
A back and forth ensued between both camps when Shema failed to show up after several invitations by the panel. There were reports that the former governor and some members of his cabinet were evading summons after which Shema came out to say that he wasn’t afraid of being probed.
But the thing is, he never did really come out. He actually hasn’t made a real appearance or given a direct speech about it. It was his media aide, Oluwabusola Olawale, that said the commission was being mischievous to say he was evading summons and that no attempt was made to serve him at the time he was being accused of evading service.
By July, Governor Masari already had “concrete evidence” to report Ibrahim Shema to the EFCC in connection with stolen funds.
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