The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Gombe zonal office today secured the conviction of Yusuf Ibrahim Gokaru, a former Bauchi state accountant general, before Justice Muazu Abubakar of the Bauchi state high court on charges bordering on obtaining money by false pretense, concealment of the source and origin of the money.
His troubles began in August 2019 when the Bauchi state government, in a petition to the commission, alleged that the convict abused his office as Accountant- General and obtained the sum of one hundred and eight million, three and sixty three thousand, two hundred naira only (N108, 363,200) for personal use.
The money was diverted from the World Bank assistance to Bauchi state government under the state Education Programme Investment Project, SEPIP. The defendant transferred the money from Bauchi state Consolidated Naira Account domiciled at Polaris bank account.
