Mr. Idris who is a Yobe State Local Government Auditor General was arraigned on Wednesday before Justice Mohammed Lawan of the Yobe State High Court in Damaturu, capital of Yobe.
A statement by the EFCC media and publicity team said Mr. Idris is being charged with criminal misappropriation of funds ‘to the tune of Nineteen Million, Nine Hundred Thousand Naira (N19, 900,000.00).’
The count read: ”That you, Yahaya Lawal Idris, being the Auditor General for Local Government, Yobe State, between the 20th to 21st day of May 2017 at Damaturu, Yobe State within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, received the sum of N19,900,000.00 via your personal account number 1001480930 with account name Alhaji Yahaya Idris domiciled with United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) from the Local Government Audit Account Number 5030030060 domiciled with Fidelity Bank Plc for the purchase of a Brand new Toyota Corolla 2015 Model, did dishonestly misappropriated the gross sum of N10,100,000.00 (Ten Million, One Hundred Thousand Naira) only being the money made for the purchase of the said brand new Toyota Corolla 2015 for the office of the Local Government Auditor General, Yobe State, and thereby committed an offense contrary to section 308 of the Penal Code Cap 102 Laws of Yobe State of Nigeria and punishable under section 309 of the same Law.’
The defendant pleaded ‘not guilty’ to the charge preferred against him by EFCC.
The matter was adjourned till November 30, this year for the continuation of the trial.
