The Workplace of the Deputy Governor of Nasarawa State has been rocked by alleged theft of an undisclosed quantity of US {Dollars}, Arogidigba World Journal has learnt.
It was additionally gathered that the Deputy Governor, Dr Emmanuel Agbadu Akabe, has issued an ultimatum for the return of the alleged stolen funds.
In keeping with a detailed aide of the deputy governor, who spoke on the situation of anonymity, the stolen quantity is estimated to be equal to N20 million.
The incident, which occurred earlier than the Christmas break, allegedly includes two safety aides and a Protocol Officer within the deputy governor’s workplace.
The safety aides and the protocol officer are suspected to have conspired to steal the cash.
The shut aide, who didn’t want to be named as a result of he was not licensed to talk on the matter, acknowledged that the trio, whose names are being withheld, allegedly stole the cash and distributed it amongst themselves.
In keeping with him, the safety aides acquired the key share.
The aide claimed that the safety aides bought a car and a bike, whereas the protocol officer used his share, N3.5 million, to accumulate a home.
The alleged stolen funds, reported to be in overseas foreign money, have been mentioned to belong to overseas buyers occupied with Lithium mining in Nasarawa State.
The cash was allegedly left in a bag on the deputy governor’s workplace after a gathering involving three firms engaged in a mining rights dispute over websites in Nasarawa Native Authorities Space.
The supply steered that it’s attainable that the motive behind leaving the cash on the deputy governor’s workplace after the assembly was to set him up.
“I believe the cash was left within the deputy governor’s workplace to set him up and indict him in a bribery scandal with the intention to garbage his picture for refusing to compromise or do their bidding,” the supply mentioned.
The supply additional disclosed that, upon discovering the alleged theft, Akabe initiated an impartial investigation, which reportedly confirmed the involvement of the three individuals.
The suspects have allegedly confessed to the crime, detailing how the stolen cash was divided amongst them.
The deputy governor has since given the suspects an ultimatum to return the stolen funds in {dollars}, with the intention of returning it to the rightful proprietor, believed to be the overseas buyers within the Lithium mining venture.
The matter is presently beneath the purview of involved safety authorities.
The 2 safety aides implicated within the incident are affiliated with the Nigeria Police Pressure and the Nigeria Safety and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).