Documented cases of fraud, corruption, and financial misconduct by Niger State government officials and agencies during the 2007–2015 term. Sources linked on each card.
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Convicted
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Ongoing
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Dismissed
Govt response:
investigatingPursuing
Allegation
The EFCC charged Aliyu, former Niger PDP chairman Tanko Beji, and former commissioner and chief of staff Umar Mohammed Nasko with conspiracy, abetment and criminal breach of trust, alleging Aliyu diverted ₦520 million and a separate ₦1.7 billion from the Niger State Government Security Account at Zenith Bank between January and March 2011, and that he and Nasko diverted about ₦1.09 billion in proceeds from the state's 16% shareholding in North South Power Company Limited.
Outcome / Status
A trial judge granted Aliyu and Beji a no-case ruling in December 2023 after 11 witnesses and over 400 exhibits; the EFCC appealed that ruling to the Court of Appeal. Separately, the Niger State Attorney-General entered a nolle prosequi that discharged co-defendant Nasko. No final resolution had been reached as of the most recent reporting.
Administration's response
Aliyu contested the charges throughout; the state government's own intervention to discharge a co-defendant drew scrutiny of the case's handling.