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Police file fresh charges against ex-gov over alleged N10bn fraud

The court has granted ex-governor Gabriel Suswam a bail in the sum of N500m after he was arraigned for illegal possession of firearms.
The court has granted ex-governor Gabriel Suswam a bail in the sum of N500m after he was arraigned for illegal possession of firearms.
Gabriel Suswam allegedly transferred the funds in several installments from the state Ministry of Finance account.
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The Police has filed fresh criminal charges against former governor of Benue State,

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According to Daily Trust, the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, filed the five-count charge before a Federal High Court in Abuja against Suswam and two others over alleged diversion of N10bn SURE-P funds.

They allegedly transferred the funds in several installments from the state Ministry of Finance account to other banks with the intention to conceal them.

The two other officials charged alongside Suswam are former finance commissioner, Omodachi Okolobia and an administrator in the state Government House, Janet Aluga.

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