The immediate past governor of Adamawa State, Bala Ngillari, has been detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for his alleged role in the distribution of N450 million for the re-election of ex President Goodluck Jonathan.
Information provided by a former Nigerian ambassafor to the U.S., Hassan Adamu, exposed Ngillari, according to Premium Times.
Adamu had told the EFCC that when the chairman of PDP in Adamawa state, Joel Madaki, and himself took custody of the money from Fidelity Bank, it was taken to the government House in bullion vans by officials of the bank.
He also said chief of staff to Mr. Ngillari, Alhaji Hamman, and the accountant to the government house, Aisha Waziri, counted the money and confirmed the figure.
“The duo became custodians of the fund based on the directive of their boss, the governor,” he said.
He said he left after the government officials took custody of the money. He did not know how the money was shared, and did not personally benefit from it, he added.
However, Mr. Ngillari denied authorizing his former aides to take custody of the fund, an EFCC official said.
“A detention order had been signed and most likely, he would spend the night in EFCC custody,” the official added.
He is being detained at the Gombe zonal office of the EFCC.
