These are not the best of times for former
minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT),
Bala Mohammed – Mohammed is currently
detained by the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission (EFCC) – Mohammed is
being investigated for alleged financial crimes
in excess of N1.6trillion A report by Premium
Times quoting EFCC sources allege that
former FCT minister, Bala Mohammed, may
have committed financial crimes in excess of
N1.6trillion.
Mohammed, 58, a former senator representing
Bauchi south senatorial district was the FCT
minister from April 2010 till May 2015.
According to the report, Mohammed was
allegedly involved in extensive land
racketeering as a minister. “After computation
of the land deals that he struck, we discovered
that more than N1.6 trillion could not be
accounted for,” a source said
Prices of lands in Abuja are amongst the
highest in Africa. A 1,400 sqm piece of land
could go for as high as N250 million. Last
week, a Facebook post by the EFCC suggested
that Mohammed is already cooperating with
officials of the EFCC and giving useful
information.
The post read:
Mohammed was questioned over suspected
multiple criminal breaches while he held sway
as FCT Minister between 2011 and 2015. His
detention and interrogation followed series of
petitions filed against him by individuals and
group since 2013.
The anti-corruption war by the administration
of President Muhammadu Buhari has seen
dozens of his predecessor, Goodluck
Jonathan’s aides and associates arrested for
corruption.
“It is no longer news that the former
minister of the FCT, Senator Bala
Mohammed was arrested by the
EFCC to explain his role in the
alleged mismanagement of the
resources of the FCT while he held
sway. “What is news however is that
the former Minister is still giving
very useful information regarding
his role as the man in charge of the
resources of the Federal Capital
Territory in the last dispensation.
We shall keep you posted.”
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