Jibrin: Dogara orders evacuation, shutdown of Appropriations computers to subvert justice

Abdulmumin Jibrin, former chairman, House Committee on Appropriations on Thursday raised alarm on the order given by Speaker Yakubu Dogara to shutdown and move all the computers of the Appropriations Committee to his office in the bid to subvert justice.

Jibrin who raised the alarm in response to the position of Gombe caucus briefing held at the National Assembly, urged relevant security and Anti-Corruption to take note in the cause of probing the allegations.

Despite the spurious action of the Speaker, he assured Nigerians that enough evidence and documents critical to future investigation and prosecution of Dogara and his deputy, Yussuff Lasun; Ado Doguwa, Chief Whip and Leo Ogor, Minority Leader have been retrieved.

He also accused two out of the six members of the Gombe caucus of part of the list of corruption Chairmen of the Standing Committees that will be submitted to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

“Speaker Dogara has ordered that all the computers in the appropriation secretariat be shut down and moved to his office as if that is the answer to the allegations I raised. The secretariat staff are being harassed to keep quite and suppress facts, Jibrin said.

“There has also been an attempt to break into my office at the House. I know he wants to tamper with documents critical to his and the 3 others future
investigation and prosecution but unfortunately for him we already have enough evidence in our possession.

“The security and anti corruption agencies should kindly take note. Five members of the Gombe caucus addressed the press today in a show of shame and succeeded in only rehearsing the accusation of lies leveled against me by speaker Dogara.

“Two of them are part of the list of corrupt members I will be submitting to the EFCC. My response to them is they should simply read my full reply released yesterday and join the transparency group Transparency Group,” Jibrin said.