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ICPC Charges Jimi Lawal with Corruption and Money Laundering

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has charged Jimi Lawal, a former senior adviser to ex-Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai, with corruption and money laundering.

Lawal, who served as a counsellor at the Kaduna Economic Development Council from 2019 to 2023 and was an aide during El-Rufai’s first term, faces a five-count charge related to alleged financial misconduct in 2018.

The ICPC accuses Lawal of misappropriating N10 million from the Kaduna State Accountant General’s Operational Account, transferring the funds to a Solar Life Nigeria Limited account for which he was the sole signatory. He also allegedly diverted N47.8 million from the Ministry of Finance into the same account.

Further allegations include the misappropriation of N7.3 million from the state’s Internally Generated Revenue account and providing false statements to investigators in 2024, claiming the funds were paid as estacode to individuals.

The ICPC asserts that these acts contravene the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022, and the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000.

Lawal will face trial alongside Umar Waziri, Yusuf Inuwa, and Solar Life Nigeria Limited. The case underscores the ICPC’s commitment to addressing financial improprieties in public service.

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