Anti-corruption and elections / EFCC

Alleged N108m SMEDAN Fraud: EFCC Presents Fourth Witness against Masari

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, October 16, 2019, presented a fourth Prosecution Witness (PW4) in the ongoing trial of the former director general of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria, SMEDAN, Umar Bature Masari, before Justice Okon Abang, of the Federal High Court, Abuja. Masari is facing prosecution for fraud, money laundering and gratification in an amended 22-count charge to the tune of N108million when he was first arraigned before the trial Judge on April 10, 2019 on a 17-count charge. At the resumed hearing, the witness, a c…