Jimi Lawal, a former Senior Special Adviser to ex-Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, has been charged with corruption and money laundering by the ICPC.
The five-count charge, filed at the Federal High Court in Kaduna, alleges that Lawal diverted over N64 million from state accounts in 2018 into an account for Solar Life Nigeria Limited, where he was the sole signatory.
According to the ICPC, the funds originated from the Kaduna State Accountant General’s Operational Account, the Ministry of Finance, and the Internally Generated Revenue Account. Lawal allegedly claimed the diverted funds were estacode allowances paid to others, a statement investigators say was false.
The charges, brought under the Money Laundering Act 2022 and Corrupt Practices Act 2000, underscore the government’s commitment to addressing corruption in public service.
