Gbenro Adesina
A former lecturer with the Waziri Umaru Federal Polytechnic, Birnin Kebbi, Mohammed Sani Nuhu, alleged of defrauding the institution of the sum of N6 million, has been arraigned before Justice Usman Hassan, of the Kebbi State High Court.
Nuhu was charged to court by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC)on a four-count charge of abuse of office for allegedly diverting N6 million meant for attending a conference and paying for his post graduate studies, into personal use.
Counsel to ICPC, Mashkur Salisu, informed the court that the former lecturer was given N6 million grant by the Polytechnic in 2017, to enable him to attend an international conference in the United Kingdom and also pursue a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programme in Malaysia.
Nuhu was alleged to have failed to attend the conference nor embark on the post graduate studies after he was paid.
The offence, according to the Prosecution Counsel, contravened Section 19 of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000 and Section 311 of the Penal Code.
The accused pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The Defence Counsel, S. M. Danyaro, prayed the court to grant his client bail on liberal terms.
Counsel to ICPC, who did not oppose the bail application, however, prayed the court to grant him bail on terms that would enable the accused to attend trial without fail.
Granting the bail application in the sum of N100,000 and surety in like sum,
Justice Hassan stated that the surety must be of good character and be resident in Kebbi State.
The matter was adjourned to a later date for commencement of hearing.
