A judge at the Federal High Court sitting in Damaturu, Yobe State, Justice Fadima Aminu has told a former Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Abdu Bulama and four others in court that they have questions to answer in a N450 million fraud case.
The other four defendants are: Hon. Mohammed Kadai, a former Commissioner for Integrated and Rural Development in Yobe State, Abba Gana Tata, Muhammad Mamu and Hassan Ibn Jaks.
The ex-minister served as the Coordinator of former President Goodluck Jonathan’s 2015 re-election Campaign Committee in Yobe State, while Kadai was his deputy, with the other three defendants as members.
They were alleged to have received the said sum in order to influence the outcome of the 2015 Presidential election.
The defendants are being prosecuted by the Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Commission on a seven count charge of criminal conspiracy and money laundering to the tune of N450M.
The ex-minister was re-arraigned on Monday, November 8, 2021 alongside the other four defendants.
