The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on February 14, 2019 arraigned former Chief Maintenance Officer of National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Ganiyu Deji, before Justice Jude Okeke of Federal Capital Territory, FCT High Court, Maitama, for offences bordering on receiving bribe to the tune of N2.5million.
According to the statement by EFCC, while Mr Ganiyu Deji was the Chief Maintenance Officer of NEMA, Mr Ganiyu Deji was in charge of fuel supply to the generators in the agency and was found to have received backhander to the tune of N2.5million from Rekinat Global Resources Limited which supplied fuel to NEMA.
Part of the bribe, N1,707,000.00 (One Million, Seven Hundred and Seven Naira) was paid into Deji’s Diamond Bank account by Rekinat Global Resources Limited in one transaction. Mr Deji was arraigned on a three-count charge, to which he pleaded not guilty.
Ganiyu Deji was remanded in EFCC custody pending the fulfilment of the bail conditions. The case was adjourned to April 15, 2019.