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Church gets N11m in two instalments
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pentecostal church with headquarters in Ota, Living Faith Church has been named
as one of the beneficiaries of the N150 million over which Colonel Robert
Ahangba (N/9827) was convicted on Tuesday by an Army Court Martial for
allegedly defrauding the government of Bayelsa State.
The
Army officer was alleged to have used the name of the late National Security
Adviser, General Andrew Owoye Azazi to swing the deal during the administration
of former governor of Bayelsa, Timipre Sylva.
Speaking
while delivering judgement on a four count charge prefered against the Colonel,
President of the court martial, Brig.Gen. Edward Nze said that the officer
donated N11 million to the church in two instalments of N9 million and N2
million.
Other
beneficiaries of the Colonel’s largesse were two messengers in the Bayelsa
State Government House who were allegedly given N500,000 each, an Army officer
who he gave N5 million for welfare and an unknown lady who met him in a bank
where he allegedly directed that she should be given N8 million.
Giving
more insight on how the money was disbursed, General Edward Nze said
“The
sum of N25,000,000 was traced to Account number: 0000775163 in Union Bank. The
sum of N30,790,000 was traced to Account Number: 0000730707 in Union Bank and
N29,500,000 traced to Account number 0001800406 also in Union Bank. In First
Bank, the sum of N48,055,654 was traced to Account Number 2011252278 and in
First Bank Registrars the sum of N13.5 million was also traced”.
Source: Sun
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