Danjuma Goje of Gombe accused of N1.8bn loan embezzlement

Ex. Gov. Gombe State,  Alhaji Mohammed Danjumma Goje. 

The former governor of Gombe  Sir Danjuma Goje faces continued trial on Wednesday 21st of June, 2017 at a Court presided by Justice B. Quadri of the federal High court sitting in plateau, Jos.



The former Governor is being tried alongside two others whose names are Aliyu El-Nafaty, S. M. Dokoro and Sabo Muhammad Tumu on charges of conspiracy, money laundering and embezzlement of funds belonging to the State government.

Goje during his tenure was supposed to do a  contract on food supply to the state government house in which he didn't do, as well as loan facilities taken from banks. 

While being led in evidence by counsel to EFCC, Wahab Shittu, Barrister Rukaiyatu Adamu Jalo, director legal services, Gombe State House of Assembly, told the court that there was no place where N1 billion loan facility, CBN Agricultural Credit Scheme or N830 million SUBEB equity contribution funds were budgeted or mentioned in the record of the State Assembly. According to today's

According to the prosecutors Goje has no legal backing of the money under the appropriation act, in which is the reason why he was taken up.

“The term of payment stated in the contract was to pay 15 percent mobilisation fee, 35 percent after performing, another 35percent again, and then 15 percent final payment after the execution of the contract. But, in the aforementioned contract, 85 percent payment was made to the contractor by paying 15 percent and 70 percent, which is against the term stated in the contract”, said Gombe.

The witnesses were investigated by the defence counsel, Paul Erokoro, SAN, after which Justice Quadri adjourned to September 27, 2017 for continuation of trial.