EFCC quizzes council boss over  N4.4bn scam‎, ex-Minister fingered

Ibrahim Lamorde, EFCC Chairman

A former Chairman of Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Yusuf Danjuma Akuso, has been quizzed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, over a case of fraud and money laundering to the tune of N4.4billion.
The suspect’s interrogation followed the surprise discovery of huge inflow of funds into his account with a Zenith Bank.
Investigation revealed that about four billion, five hundred and eighty eight million, eight hundred and fifty seven thousand naira (N4, 588,857.00) was credited into the suspect’s account within a space of three months from December 2014 and March 2015, by different individuals and corporate bodies.
The suspect, within the same period, paid out about four billion, four hundred and eighty eight million, four hundred and fifty two thousand naira (N4,488,432,000) to different organizations and individuals, himself inclusive.
Mr. Akuso, who was grilled by a team of investigators on August 26, 2015, reportedly claimed he provided his account to a politician, who used it as conduit to move funds to various individuals and organizations.
The anti-graft agencies is also said to have grilled officials of the bank involved in the suspicious transactions that borders on money laundering.
Wilson Uwujaren, the spokesman of the EFCC, could not be reached for confirmation as his telephone was switched off.

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