Kogi Officials Surrender to EFCC Over Corruption Charges
On Monday, two Kogi State Government officials, Abdulsalami Hudu and Umar Oricha, submitted to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) headquarters in response to corruption charges.
The decision of two Kogi state government officials to report at the EFCC office may be related to media reports last week that the Federal High Court in Abuja ordered the arrest of Hudu and Oricha over allegations of withdrawing over ₦46 billion in cash from the Kogi State government bank accounts.
Justice Emeka Nwite allegedly granted the order on Tuesday in an ex parte motion filed by the EFCC with the suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/909/2024.
According to unconfirmed reports, the decision of the two officials to report to the EFCC may also be linked to the Kogi State government’s willingness to toe the line of respect for the rule of law, thereby encouraging its officials to report to the EFCC despite not receiving any warrant or invitation from the anti-corruption agency or any of its representatives.
At the time of this report, the two officials, Hudu, the former cashier at the Kogi State Government House, and Oricha, the Director General of Government House Administration, were sighted at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja.
