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The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has filed a five-count charge against Jimi Lawal, a former Senior Special Adviser to ex-Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, accusing him of corruption and money laundering.
Naija News gathered that the charges were filed on January 15, 2025, at the Federal High Court in Kaduna under charge number FCH/KD/16c/2025.
Lawal is charged alongside Umar Waziri, Yusuf Inuwa, and Solar Life Nigeria Limited, a company where he allegedly served as the sole signatory to its accounts.
The ICPC alleges that Lawal, while serving in his official capacity in 2018, unlawfully embezzled funds from government accounts and funnelled them into private accounts.
In one instance, the ICPC alleges that Lawal “indirectly took control of ₦10,000,000 from the Kaduna State Accountant General Operational Account via the Guaranty Trust Bank Automated System (GAPS)” and transferred it to Solar Life Nigeria Limited’s account.
The commission also claims Lawal took N47,840,000 from the Kaduna State Ministry of Finance and N7,320,562 from the Kaduna State Internally Generated Revenue Account, all of which were deposited into Solar Life Nigeria Limited’s account.
The ICPC asserts that Lawal ought to have known that these funds were proceeds of corruption. This act, according to the commission, contravenes Section 18(2)(d) and is punishable under Section 18(3) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.
In addition to the financial misconduct, Lawal is accused of making false statements during an ICPC investigation in October 2024.
The ICPC claims that Lawal falsely stated that the N64,800,562 he received in tranches from the Kaduna State Government was used as estacode payments for two individuals, Bariatu Yusuf Mohammed and Aisha Dikko.
The ICPC insists that Lawal knowingly provided false information, an act that violates Section 25(1)(a) and is punishable under Section 25(1)(b) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000.
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