Malami arraigns NITDA former Director General for alleged N50 million scam

The office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) has arraigned former Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Peter Jack, at a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Court sitting in Apo District for an alleged N50 million contract scam.

The 58-year-old is charged with two counts of criminal breach of trust and cheating.

The prosecution counsel, Mrs. Chelsy Emezina, told the court that sometimes in 2015, the complainant, Tunde Ajala, allegedly transferred N50 million to the defendant to facilitate a contract award of over N1 billion.

She said Ajala had accepted to pay N100 million for the deal, out of which he initially remitted N50 million with a promise to offset the balance when the contract sailed through.

The prosecutor claimed that the contract was never awarded, adding that the defendant instead “converted the money to his personal use” in contravention of Sections 312 and 322 of the Penal Code.

The defendant however pleaded not guilty to the charge.

After entertainment the pleadings of the lawyers to the suit, the trial judge, Justice Slyvanus Oriji adjourned to April 30 and May 18 for hearing.