EFCC arraigns Benue INEC Chair, 8 others over N500m fraud

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From: Uche Nnorom, Makurdi

The Makurdi Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, yesterday arraigned the Chairman, Benue State Independent Electoral Commission (BSIEC), Loko Tersoo Joseph and eight others for fraud.
Others arraigned before Justice Abdu Dogo of the Federal High Court sitting in Makurdi, Benue State include, the Serki Mtomba Manaseh (secretary), Akange Akula(Treasurer) and 5 other members/Commissioners, Abe Aboyi Augustine, Donald Kertyo, Agber Aondona Emmanuel, Sunday Agbaji, and Ekoja Daniel.
The defendants were docked on a 23-count charge bordering on conspiracy, criminal breach of trust, misappropriation, forgery and money laundering to the tune of N500,000,000 (Five Hundred Million Naira only).

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