The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday remanded a Permanent Secretary in the Katsina State Civil Service, Sule Yusuf Saulawa, in prison.
Saulawa was arraigned before Justice Sanusi Tukur of the Katsina High Court on one-count charge of obtaining by false pretense contrary to Section 1(1) (a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006.
The accused person allegedly obtained the sum of N2.5million, while he was attached to the office of the Deputy Governor of Katsina State from a complainant, who is the chairman of Many Agro Allied and Chemical Company Nigeria Limited and Diamond Fertilizer Nigeria Limited, Alhaji Musa Baba.
The accused person was alleged to have collected the cash on the pretext that it was required for bidding documents that would enable the office award the complainant a contract to supply fertilizer to all the local government areas in the state.
According to a statement issued by the EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwajuren, the accused person however pleaded not guilty to the charge when it was read to him in court.