How I received N1.8bn Taraba LG funds into my account during Ishaku’s tenure an – Official
The official, Taiwo Jones, who is an assistant cashier in the Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs of Taraba State, told the court that his company received the funds in tranches at various times on the instructions of the then-Permanent Secretary of the bureau, Bello Yero.
Mr Yero and former Governor Ishaku are jointly standing trial before the court on charges of diverting about N27 billion belonging to the state government and some local governments in the state for personal use.8 billion belonging to Gassol Local Government Area of Taraba State was transferred into the bank account of a company run by a government official during former Governor Darius Ishaku’s administration.
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