The Federal High Court Sitting in Jos on Friday struck out 19 out 21 charges pressed against Senator Danjuma Goje by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Senator Goje and two others are facing charges of alleged misappropriation, laundering and diversion of N6.6 billion belonging to the State.
Goje, representing Gombe Central at the Senate, in 2011 alongside a former Executive Chairman, Gombe state Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Alhaji Aliyu Ubandoma El-Nafaty, Food Supplier to Gombe state Government, Sabo Tumu – now a deceased and an Auctioneer, S.M Dokoro was accused of laundering, diverting and misappropriating the sum of N6.6 billion belonging to the state between 2007 to 2011.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, said Goje had misappropriated the state’s N5 billion loan from Access Bank that was granted by the state’s house of assembly to complete infrastructure in the state and N1.4 billion contract for the supply of dictionaries to the primary and junior secondary schools in the state through the State Universal Basic Education Board, (SUBEB).
