Sokoto Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), declares it has detained Abdullahi Sa’idu, Sokoto Marshall Agency’s Director-General, for allegedly diverting salaries of workers to the tune of N10 million.
A statement issued on Saturday in Sokoto by the EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, made available to newsmen by the Sokoto Zonal Office commission, said the director-general was arrested on September 13 along with the accountant of the agency, Bashar Dodo-Iya.
The statement stated that the arrest was the result of a petition jointly signed and presented to the Commission by 39 staff members of the Agency, alleging that their three-month salaries were withheld without any reason.
“They further alleged that the suspects refused to pay their salaries and diverted the money for their personal use, and all efforts made to get their salaries paid, proved abortive.
“However, a preliminary investigation revealed that the two conspired and diverted about N10 million funds meant for the Marshalls’ salaries,” it said.
It added that as quickly as investigations were concluded, the suspects would be brought to court.