EFCC CHARGES REA DIRECTOR TO COURT OVER N223.4M FRAUD
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Sulieman Garba Bulkwang, the Director of Human Resources Management for the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), was charged with fraud by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before Federal High Court Judge Joyce Abdulmalik in Abuja.
The EFCC’s head of media and publicity, Dele Oyewale, said in a statement on Friday that Mr. Bulkwang is facing five charges, including money laundering and illegal diversion of funds totaling N223,412,909.
Count one of his charge reads “That you SULEIMAN GARBA BULKWANG, while being the Director of Human Resources Management of the Rural Electrification Agency, REA within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did counsel one Umaefulem Donatus Chibueze, the Managing Director of Cees Assist Resources and Brainstask Value Resources (consultants to REA) to transfer the sum of N138,123,969 (One Hundred and Thirty eight Million, One Hundred Hundred and Twenty Three Thousand, Nine Hundred and Sixty Nine Naira) out of the sum of N279,330,000.00 (Two Hundred and Seventy Nine Million, Three Hundred and Thirty Thousand Naira) paid to the consultants by REA, when you knew that the said sun of N138,123,969.000000 constituted proceed of unlawful activity and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 21 (a) of the Money Laundering Prevention and Prohibition Act 2022 and punishable under Section 18(3) of the same Act.”
Count two reads “That you SULEIMAN GARBA BULKWANG while being the Director of Human Resources Management of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) sometime in July, 2023 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court indirectly converted the sum of N45,000,000.00 (Forty Five Milion Naira) being part of the money cumulatively paid to the bank accounts of Dammy Gold Programme Ltd, World Class Business, Green Haven Company And De-Sam Rose – Base Ltd by consultants to REA when you know that the said sum of N45,000.000 .00 constituted proceed of unlawful activity and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 18(b) (b) and punishable under Section 18(3) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.”
After being read the accusations, he entered a plea of “not guilty” to each one. Prosecuting attorney Ekele Iheanacho, SAN, asked the court for a trial date and to remand the defendant to a jail facility because defense counsel was not present.
The defendant’s bail application was postponed until February 3, 2024, by Justice Abdulmalik, who also mandated that he be placed on remand at Kuje Correctional Center
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