Former accountant general of Taraba State, Joel
Joseph, is currently being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC, for offences bordering on obtaining by false pretence. Justice Donatus Okorowo of the Federal High Court, Jalingo,
Taraba State has fixed April 20to 24, 2015 for continuation of
hearing in the ongoing trial
The accused person allegedly abused his office and stole
funds amounting to N1.5billion. He however pleaded not guilty and was granted
bail by court.
At the resumed hearing of the case on March 5, a
prosecution witness and chief accountant of the state, Bautn Isa, told the
court how his office raised the alarm over irregular increase in the figure for
salary payment approved by the accused.
He said as a result of the whistle blowing, a committee
was set up to investigate the payroll which eventually confirmed that the
former accountant general fraudulently inflated the wage bill of the state.
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