In Tuesday’s ruling, the Presiding judge, Justice Mohammed Mayaki also ordered that the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2015 election, Umar Nasko, be remanded in prison.
The two politicians were on Tuesday arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a six-count charge on an alleged N3bn fraud.
Nasko served as Chief of Staff and Commissioner for Environment under Aliyu’s administration between 2007 and 2015.
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The anti-graft agency says Aliyu diverted N520million from the state’s Security Account domiciled in Zenith Bank account between January and March 2011. He was also accused of diverting a separate N1.7billion from the same account within the same period.
The duo likewise allegedly diverted N1.09billion, which was 16% of Niger State’s shares in the North South Power Company Limited in 2015.