In a statement, the EFCC said that in 2008, Musa Gwatana of Bassa Local Government Area in Kogi state and two members of staff of the council, connived to obtain the sum of one hundred and sixty million Naira (N160, 000,000), from a bank in Lokoja on behalf of Bassa Local Government, but diverted the loan into personal use.
Charged along with Gwatana are senior local government officials Joseph Yenusa Agbo and John Ekele.
Along with Abubakar Adamu of the Works Department, Bassa Local Government of Kogi state, the three men also diverted the sum of two million Naira (N2, 000,000), property of the local council.
The four accused persons pleaded not guilty to the charges. Justice Majebi of Kogi State High Court, Idah granted bail in the sum of N5 million each with a surety in like sum. Adjourning trial for April 25, 2012, he also ruled that the surety must have a landed property which must be covered with a Certificate of Occupancy within the Kogi state judicial division.
The charge sheet indicated that one or more of the suspects committed the fraud while conducting business under the name and style of 'Mando Global International.
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