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BREAKING: Court sends ex-AGF Idris To Prison
By Doris Israel Ijeoma
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has ordered former Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Ahmed Idris and two others be remanded in prison custody pending the determination of their bail applications.
Adeyemi-Ajayi made the order after Idris, Godfrey Olusegun Akindele and Mohammed Kudu Usman pleaded not guilty two a 14-count charge in which they are accused of diverting about N109billion public funds.
Ahmed Idris was arrainged alongside three others – Godfrey Olusegun Akindele, Mohammed Usman and Gezawa Commodity Market and Exchange Limited.
They face 14 charges of stealing and criminal breach of trust to the tune of N109, 485,572,691.9.
The federal government suspended Mr Idris as the Accountant-General of the Federation after his arrest in Kano over the fraud allegation.
The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, informed Mr Idris of his suspension in a letter dated May 18.
His suspension is without pay, Mrs Ahmed’s letter stated.
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