The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on
Tuesday, January 24, 2017 secured the forfeiture of a property
located at Plot 114, Gamji Road, New GRA, off Bama Road,
Maiduguri, belonging to Mahmud Deji Sambo (aka- Ardo
Hamjam) a former Assistant Director (Finance and Account)
in the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital who is being
prosecuted on a 3-count charge of stealing by the
Commission.
The property was attached pursuant to an order by Justice
M.T Salihu of the Federal High Court Maiduguri. The property
is alleged o have been acquired with proceeds of crime.
It will be recalled that Deji and Musti Bukar were arraigned by
the EFCC on Wednesday, April 7, 2016 for alleged fraud
perpetrated in the finance department of UMTH, to the tune
of N58m. They pleaded not guilty to the charges. So far, the
prosecution has called ten witnesses as trial continues.
