6 KWSUBEB Officials Arraigned For Fraud In Ilorin
Six officials of the Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board (KWSUBEB) were on Tuesday arraigned for fraud in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital.
Charges were preferred against them by the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The defendants, who are facing charges bordering breach of trust and misappropriation of funds in the Kwara State High Court, Ilorin, were accused of misusing a total sum of N96 million.
A statement made available to Team@orientactualmags.com by Mr. Dele Oyewale, who is the Head, Media & Publicity, EFCC, noted that the defendants are, Ahmed Husain Olarewaju, Director, Finance and Supply; Omole Omololu John, Controller, Finance and Accounts; Fatai Oyerinde, Coordinator, Salary Unit; Mujeeb Ibrahim, Executive Officer, Account and Salary Schedule; Salami Temitope Bashir and Dauda Aweda Quozim.
He added that they all work in Kwara SUBEB at the Salary Unit.
The defendants, in their various capacities, allegedly conspired between 2018 and 2020 to convert public funds belonging to the Kwara State Government to their personal use and shared the proceeds among themselves.
‘That you, Ahmed Husain Olarewaju, Omole Omololu, Fatai Oyerinde, Mujeeb Ibrahim and Bashir Temitope Salami, between September, 2018 and December, 2018 at Ilorin, within the judicial division of the Kwara State High Court, being public officers in the service of the Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board (KWSUBEB) and in such capacity entrusted with a certain property to wit; the gross sum of N33,891,982.37 (Thirty Three Million, Eight Hundred and Ninety-One Thousand, Nine Hundred and Eighty Two Naira, Thirty Seven Kobo) which sum formed part of the Kwara State SUBEB funds in account No: 0031236028 domiciled at Sterling Bank Plc, and you thereby committed the offence of criminal breach of trust in respect of the said property punishable under Section 315 of the Penal Code.”
That you, Ahmed Husain Olarewaju, Omole Omololu, Fatai Oyerinde, Mujeeb Ibrahim and Bashir Temitope Salami, between January 2019 and June, 2019 of Ilorin, within the judicial division of the Kwara State High Court, being public officers in the service of the Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board and in such capacity entrusted with a certain property to wit: the gross sum of N30,406,629.09 (Thirty Million, Four Hundred and Six Thousand, Six Hundred and Twenty Nine Naira, Nine Kobo) which sum formed part of the Kwara State SUBEB funds in account no: 0031236028 domiciled at Stealing Bank Plc, and you thereby Committed the offence of criminal breach of trust in respect of the said property punishable under Section 315 of the Penal Code’ EFCC submitted in the charging document.
The defendants pleaded ‘not guilty’ and the prosecution counsel, Andrew Akoja, asked the court for a trial date while asking that they should be remanded in a correctional facility.
Counsels for the defendants led by Abdullahi Lawal however made oral bail applications for their clients while Justice Suleiman Akanbi, who presided over the court session, adjourned until Wednesday, April 16, 2025, for trial and ordered that the defendants should be remanded in the Nigerian Correctional Centre, Ilorin-Team@orientactualmags.com Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08035023079, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com. Thank you
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