The Former Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Niger Delta and erstwhile Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Brigadier-General Paul Boroh (rtd) has been docked for an alleged N975 million fraud.
Boroh was arraigned by the EFCC alongside Hanafi Moriki, a former Permanent Secretary before Justice O.O.Goodluck of the FCT High Court, Abuja on a nine-count charge, bordering on criminal breach of trust to the tune of N974,768,466 and $1,914,000.
According to EFCC, the defendants are said to have on different occasions, dishonestly converted the sums of N8,601,571; N106,288,445; N12,078,450; N382,800,000; N456,000,000; N9,000,000 and more, while being public officers.
They, however, pleaded not guilty to all the counts brought against them by the EFCC.
In view of their plea, counsel to the 1st defendant Mike Ozekhome SAN prayed the court to grant his client bail on liberal terms, stating that his client willingly brought himself to court despite his failing health.
Counsel to the 2nd defendant, OA Dada also prayed the court to grant his client bail on liberal terms.
The Judge however granted the defendants bail in the following terms: while the 1st defendant was offered an N2m bail, the 2nd defendant was granted bail in the sum of N20m. The defendants are to provide 2 sureties, not below the rank of Assistant Director in the Federal Public Service, who must be resident in Abuja. The defendants are also to deposit their international passports with the court registry.
Justice Goodluck thereafter adjourned the case to 26-27 November and 3-4 December 2019 for trial.