A former Chairman of Bagoro Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Andrew Adamu, has refunded the sum of N6 million to office of the EFCC in Gombe State.
It was learnt that Adamu had earlier refunded N1 million to the Commission, but only returned the N5 million on Monday, August 15, 2016.
The money was said to have been disbursed to the local government area in the build-up to the 2015 presidential election.
Adamu admitted to the zonal office of the Commission during interrogation that he signed and collected the said amount in the presence of Hon. Marcus Bulus Makama, a current member of the Bauchi State House of Assembly and former caretaker chairman of the local government, Mrs Hasanna Arkila who signed as witnesses for the collection of the amount.
All the suspects reported to the zonal office of the Commission and agreed to return the money to the Commission.
