The Federal High Court, Abuja, has sentenced Garuba Mohammed Duku, a retired Director of Finance and Administration with the Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC) under the supervision of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), for corruption and money laundering involving N318 million.
The presiding judge, Justice James Omotosho, found him guilty on a six-count charge in a suit filed by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) with suit number FHC/ABJ/CR/608/2022.
This was made known in a statement issued to journalists by the Director of Public Enlightenment and Education of the commission, Mr. Demola Bakare.
The statement reads in part, “According to ICPC investigations, between 2012 and 2013, Duku fraudulently diverted N318,250,000 belonging to AMMC into his personal account with Fidelity Bank Plc.
“The court heard that the funds were received in several installments—N56.25m, N71m, N53m, N54m, N46m, and N36.3m—and later transferred to Bureau de Change operators for unauthorized purposes.
“The ICPC prosecutors told the court that the transactions violated government financial regulations and that Duku’s actions were ‘a clear abuse of public trust.”
The presiding judge said, “The prosecution proved its case beyond a reasonable doubt” and added ICPC presented evidence that “was credible, consistent, and sufficient to establish the offenses charged.”