The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, July
3, 2014 arraigned the former executive secretary of Delta State
Scholarship Board, Peter Amromanoh and the chief accountant, Eloho
Otiede before Justice C. O Emifoniye of the Delta State High Court,
Asaba on a 5-count charge bordering on conspiracy and stealing.
Amromanoh is alleged to have abused his office by approving a sum of
N36m (Thirty-Six Million Naira) which is above his official approval
limit of N1million. Also, alongside Otiede, they fraudulently paid
bursary to “ghost” students.
When the charges were read to them, they pleaded not guilty.
Count five of the charge reads:
“Mr
Peter Amromanoh “M” being Executive Secretary of Delta State
Scholarship Board sometime between 2008 to 2012 at Asaba in the Asaba
judicial Division of the High Court of Delta State, stole the sum of
N77, 201, 961.62k (Seventy Seven Million, Two Hundred and One Thousand,
Nine Hundred and Sixty One Naira, Sixty Two Kobo) meant for pecuniary
resources property of the Delta State Scholarship Board which said sum
was fraudulently converted to your own use.”
In view of their
plea, prosecuting counsel, Sir Steve Odiase asked for a trial date while
defence counsel, A.I Omoaka moved an oral application for bail for the
accused persons.
Justice Emifoniye granted the duo bail in the
sum of three million naira each and two sureties in like sum. The
sureties must be public or civil servants with the state/federal
government not less than grade level 10.
They must own landed property within the jurisdiction of the court. The matter was adjourned to October 29, 2014 for hearing.
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