Dr. Danlami Arab Rukuje, the Executive Secretary of the Gombe State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), has been apprehended by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Rukuje was arrested by men of the Gombe Zonal office of the EFCC over his alleged role in the diversion of materials meant for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the state.
The Intelligence and Special Operations Section (ISOS) of the EFCC had hinted the anti-graft agency of the shady dealings that led to Rukuje’s arrest.
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“A team of operatives acting on the information immediately swung into action, and located shops where the materials were being sold. The Gombe State Fertilizer Grinding Plant where some of the materials were kept was also raided. A storekeeper at the state’s Emergency Agency, Isa Garba, was subsequently arrested,” a statement on Wednesday by the EFCC read.
Among items carted away from the IDPs camp were paints and bags of cement,which were reportedly diverted to the market for sale.