Bauchi Accountant-General transferred state funds to private company, witness tells court
Trial of the Accountant-General of Bauchi State, Sirajo Muhammed Jaja continued on Monday, September 21, 2026 at the Federal High Court in Abuja presided over by Justice Obiora Egwuatu with a witness revealing how Jaja diverted state funds to a private company. Jaja is facing prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) alongside […] The post Bauchi Accountant-General…
On Monday, September 21, 2026, the trial of Bauchi State Accountant-General, Sirajo Muhammed Jaja, commenced at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The court, presided over by Justice Obiora Egwuatu, heard testimony from a witness, Williams Abimbola, a compliance officer at the United Bank for Africa (UBA).
According to Abimbola, Jaja and his associates, Aliyu Abubakar, Abubakar Muhammed Hafiz, Ari Manga, and Muhammed Aminu Bose, allegedly diverted state funds to a private company, JASFAD Resources Enterprises. The defendants are facing prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on an amended five-count charge of money laundering, diversion of public funds, and criminal misappropriation, totaling N1,635,270,350.9.
UBA produced the state account statement and a written statement of the bank to support its claims. The witness detailed several transactions, revealing that monies were transferred from Bauchi State sub-treasury accounts to JASFAD Resources Enterprises. On October 29, 2024, three credit transfers totaling N97,424,300 were made to JASFAD, with no teller details provided for the transfer on November 7, 2024.
Subsequent transfers continued throughout 2024 and into 2025, totaling N1,635,270,350.9, as alleged by the prosecution.
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