N3.1bn Alleged Fraud against Ex Gov. Suswam: Court Orders EFCC, Police DSS to Fish out Brains Behind False Online News

Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday, February 5, 2020 ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, the Nigerian Police and Department of State Service, DSS, to fish out brains behind false publications alleging that there was a tripartite secret meeting between Rotimi Jacob, SAN; APC Stakeholders and himself on how to send a former Governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam to jail.

The alleged falsehood was published on Sunday, February 2, 2020 with the caption: "N3.1bn Fraud: Justice Abang Secretly Meets APC Stakeholders, EFCC Prosecutor To Jail Suswam".

The publication had alleged that thirty minutes after the cour proceedings on Friday, February 31, 2020, Abang drove in the same convoy with EFCC prosecutor, Rotimi Jacobs, to the Nnamidi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja where they both flew to Lagos to have a secret meeting with some APC stakeholders.

Senator Suswam, alongside his former Commissioner of Finance, Okolobia Okpanach,  are being prosecuted by the EFCC on a nine count charge bordering on money laundering and diversion of funds to the tune of N3.1 billion.