Former acting governor reveals how he and others shared N450 million Diezani loot

macfranc007 November 09, 2017 Nigeria News today & Breaking news ▷ Read Nigerian newspapers 24/7 Adeola Opeyemi

- Governor of Taraba state, Sani Abubakar Danladi, allegedly revealed how he and others shared N450million

- Danladi was arrested by the EFCC and detained in Abuja last week

- He reportedly told the anti-graft agency that he chaired the eight-man committee that disbursed some of the money in Taraba state

Former acting governor of Taraba state, Sani Abubakar Danladi has reportedly told the Gombe state zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) that he and others shared N450 million meant to influence victory for former President Goodluck Jonathan during the 2015 general elections.

Danladi, who was an acting governor, in a statement released by the EFCC claimed that he collected the money through Senator Joel Danlami Ikenya and Honourable Mark Bako Useni.

Danladi said he chaired the committee that disbursed the money in Taraba state.

New Telegraph reported that Danladi said the amount was part of the N23 billion allegedly given out by former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Allison-Madueke to influence the outcome of the 2015 presidential election.

According to the statement, Dalandi also told the EFCC interrogators that he was the chairman of the eight-man committee that disbursed the money in Taraba State.

He stated that he and the other members of the committee shared N36 million among themselves, while the balance of N414 million was distributed to other stakeholders across the 16 local government areas of the state and a Development Area Council.

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EFCC statement reads: “Danladi was arrested and detained in Abuja last week and later released on bail to reliable sureties. He was asked to report to EFCC Gombe Zonal for further investigation."

Meanwhile, NAIJ.com previously reported that the EFCC on Wednesday in Austria said it recovered loots totalling N738.9 billion or $2.9 billion between May 2015 and October 20, 2017.

Its acting chairman, Ibrahim Magu, stated this at the ongoing 7th session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention Against Corruption holding in Vienna.

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