For those who have not been following the story, Ali Gambo Abdullahi is the Personal Assistant to Danladi Umar, the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal. He was the one who allegedly collected N1.8 million bribe on behalf of his boss from a retired Deputy Comptroller General of Customs, Mr. Rasheed Owolabi Taiwo, who is standing trial before the tribunal for alleged false asset declaration.
Taiwo had accused the Chairman of the tribunal of demanding N10 million from him to influence his case before the tribunal.
Taiwo also admitted that he paid N1.8 million to the tribunal Chairman through the Zenith Bank account of Abdullahi. The PA, for obvious reasons told the EFCC that the N1.8 million was paid into his account by Taiwo to assist him settle his father’s medical bills. He refused to indict his boss. Abdullahi has since been arraigned by the EFCC for giving officials of the EFCC false information about the money he collected from the former official of the Customs Service. In spite of Taiwo’s indictment of Danladi, the man now on trial is Abdullahi while Danladi is a free man. The EFCC itself concluded that Abdullahi’s statement was false. When will the EFCC arrest the real beneficiary of the bribe? This is food for thought for all of us.
Taiwo also admitted that he paid N1.8 million to the tribunal Chairman through the Zenith Bank account of Abdullahi. The PA, for obvious reasons told the EFCC that the N1.8 million was paid into his account by Taiwo to assist him settle his father’s medical bills. He refused to indict his boss. Abdullahi has since been arraigned by the EFCC for giving officials of the EFCC false information about the money he collected from the former official of the Customs Service. In spite of Taiwo’s indictment of Danladi, the man now on trial is Abdullahi while Danladi is a free man. The EFCC itself concluded that Abdullahi’s statement was false. When will the EFCC arrest the real beneficiary of the bribe? This is food for thought for all of us.
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