The four other suspects are NFF
Secretary, Sunusi Mohammed; the 1st Vice-President, Seyi Akinwumi; the 2nd
Vice-President, Shehu Dikko and an Executive member, Yusuff Fresh.
The
charges against them were filed by the Special Presidential Investigation Panel
for the Recovery of Public Property (SPIP), led by Okoi Obono-Obla,
In a 17-count charge, marked
FHC/ABJ/CR/93/2019, filed by that panel before the Federal High Court in Abuja
on Tuesday, the $8,400 in question was said to have been paid by the Fédération
Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) to the NFF as appearance fees in
the group stage of the Russia 2018 World Cup.
The defendants were also accused
of moving the sum of about N4bn “dishonestly and intentionally” which belonged
to the NFF without the consent of the football federation in the country.
They were also accused of failing
and neglecting to declare their assets.
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