The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has filed a five-count charge of embezzlement and money laundering against Jimi Lawal, a former aide to ex-Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai.
The charges, filed at the Federal High Court in Kaduna on January 15, are in relation to activities that allegedly occurred in 2018.
Lawal, who served as Senior Special Adviser and Counsellor to Governor El-Rufai, is charged alongside Umar Waziri, Yusuf Inuwa, and Solar Life Nigeria Limited.
According to the ICPC, Lawal is accused of taking control of N10,000,000 from the Kaduna State Accountant-General’s Operational Account and transferring it into the bank account of Solar Life Nigeria Limited, where he was the sole signatory.
The ICPC alleged that Lawal should have known that the funds were proceeds of corruption, violating the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.
In addition to this, Lawal is accused of taking N47,840,000 from the Kaduna State Ministry of Finance bank account in July 2018 and later transferring N7,320,562 from the Kaduna State Internally Generated Revenue account to Solar Life Nigeria Limited’s account.
The ICPC further alleged that in October 2024, Lawal made false statements to investigators Wellington Nkemadu and Gudi Johnson Daniel, claiming that the N64,800,562 received from the Kaduna State Government, via Solar Life Nigeria Limited’s account, was used to pay estacode to individuals Bariatu Yusuf Mohammed and Aisha Dikko.
The commission asserted that Lawal knew the statements were false, committing an offence under the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000.
This case is now before the Federal High Court for further legal proceedings.
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