Adefioye Iyunade
Account Director with the Federal Ministry of Education, Matthew Inabo, has been re-arraigned before a Federal High Court in Abuja for his alleged involvement in diverting about N45m part of funds meant for the Federal Government’s Home Grown School Feeding and Health Programme (HGSFHP).
Inabo pleaded not guilty when a 24-count amended charge, dated October 12, 2020, filed by Aminu Alilu on behalf of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), was read to him on Wednesday.
He was alleged to have fraudulently altered cheques and made false representations to defraud the government through the HGSFHP of the Federal Ministry of Education.
Inabo was said to have committed the alleged offences while he served as the Head of Accounts Section of the HGSFHP in 2007.
Part of the charge reads: “That you Matthew lnabo of No. 35 Road, House 12 Gwarimpa on or about the 4th of April 2007 at the Federal Ministry of Education, Abuja, being the Head of Accounts Section of the Home Grown School Feeding and Health Programme (HGSFHP) of the Federal Ministry of Education, Abuja did commit an offense to wit: you fraudulently altered an Oceanic Bank (now EcoBank) cheque No: 05477466 originally signed for N422, 270 (by inserting N16,000,000 before the said figure to make it N16,422,270 and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1(2) (a) of Miscellaneous Offence Act Cap M l7 Laws of the Federation 2004 and punishable under the name section of the Act.”
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Although the lead prosecution lawyer, Alilu applied that the defendant is remanded pending the conclusion of the trial, Justice Inyang Ekwo acceded to the request by defence lawyer, Abiodun Olusanya that Inabo remain on the bail earlier granted him.
Justice Ekwo ruled that Inabo could only be allowed to continue to enjoy the earlier bail if he deposits his current international passport with the court.
The judge adjourned till December 7 for the commencement of the trial.
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