EFCC Arrests e SEMA official over items diversion

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Gombe Zonal
Office, has arrested the Secretary of Gombe State Emergency
Management Agency (SEMA), Dr. Danlami Arab Rukuje, over alleged
diversion of materials meant for Internally Displaced Persons
(IDPs).

A statement signed by the Commission’s Public Relations Officer
in Gombe, Mr. Bello Bajoga, in Gombe on Wednesday, said the arrest
followed a tip-off by the Intelligence and Special Operations
Section (ISOS) of the office.

Bajoga said the materials diverted included cans of paints and
bags of cement and other building materials donated to the state by
the Presidential Committee on the North-East Initiative (PCNI).

He said investigation revealed that the materials were diverted
to other areas including markets for sale.

“A team of operatives acting on the information immediately
swung into action and located shops where the materials were being
sold.

“The Gombe State Fertiliser Grinding Plant where some of the
materials were kept was also raided,” he said.

According to the spokesman, the store keeper at the state’s
emergency agency, Isa Garba, and that of the Fertiliser Grinding
Plant, Mu’azu Suleman, were also arrested.

NAN

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Gombe Zonal
Office, has arrested the Secretary of Gombe State Emergency
Management Agency (SEMA), Dr. Danlami Arab Rukuje, over alleged
diversion of materials meant for Internally Displaced Persons
(IDPs).

A statement signed by the Commission’s Public Relations Officer
in Gombe, Mr. Bello Bajoga, in Gombe on Wednesday, said the arrest
followed a tip-off by the Intelligence and Special Operations
Section (ISOS) of the office.

Bajoga said the materials diverted included cans of paints and
bags of cement and other building materials donated to the state by
the Presidential Committee on the North-East Initiative (PCNI).

He said investigation revealed that the materials were diverted
to other areas including markets for sale.

“A team of operatives acting on the information immediately
swung into action and located shops where the materials were being
sold.

“The Gombe State Fertiliser Grinding Plant where some of the
materials were kept was also raided,” he said.

According to the spokesman, the store keeper at the state’s
emergency agency, Isa Garba, and that of the Fertiliser Grinding
Plant, Mu’azu Suleman, were also arrested.

NAN