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EFCC Arrests Former Plateau Speaker, 14 Others Over Alleged N2.5bn Money Laundering Scandal
The former lawmakers were in office for only six months, during which time the Plateau State Government allegedly procured several luxury vehicles worth a staggering N2.5 billion for them
Makurdi, Benue State – Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Makurdi Zonal Directorate, have arrested a former Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Moses Thomas Sule, alongside 14 other former legislators, over allegations of money laundering and abuse of office.
The arrests, which took place on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, follow petitions from concerned citizens alleging that the former lawmakers violated the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022, and manipulated procurement processes during their short tenure.
Those arrested include Gwottson Fom, Sani Abubakar, Jwe Philip Gwom, Thomas Dantong, Happiness Mathew Akawu, Cornelius Dotyok, Agbalak Ibrahim, Danjuma Azi, Fwangje Bala Ndat, Salome Tanimu Wanglet, Namba Rimuyat, Nimchak Rims, Ishaku Maren, and Paul Datugun.
According to the EFCC, preliminary investigations revealed that the former lawmakers were in office for only six months, during which time the Plateau State Government allegedly procured several luxury vehicles worth a staggering N2.5 billion for them.
Upon leaving office, the vehicles were meant to be returned to the state government but were taken away by the legislators and all efforts to retrieve them have proved abortive.
The state government had to procure another set of vehicles for the present members of the House of Assembly valued at about N2 billion.
The anti-graft agency says that the former Speaker and other members will soon be charged to court.
