COURT JAILS YOBE AUDITOR GENERAL FIVE YEARS FOR FRAUD
The Auditor General for Local Government, Yobe State, Alhaji Idris Yahaya, has been jailed to five years imprisonment by Justice Muhammad Lawu Lawan of the Yobe State High Court today, Monday, March 13, 2023.
Yahaya was convicted after being pronounced guilty of a one-count of criminal misappropriation to the tune of Nineteen Million, Nine Hundred Thousand Naira (N19,900,000.00) preferred against them by the Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
The information available indicates that Yahaya diverted part of the funds he received from the Office of the Auditor General for Local Government and Emirate Affairs, Yobe State, for the purchase of an official vehicle, (a 2015 Toyota Corolla) for his personal use.
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