The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has charged a former Deputy Director at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Christiana Goka, with the alleged misappropriation of public funds totaling ₦5,398,656.
Papers News reports that Goka, who previously held the position of Head of the Department of Research Monitoring Information System at the Directorate of Technical Cooperation in Africa, appeared before Justice J.A. Aina at the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Kwali, Abuja, facing five counts related to fund misappropriation and the submission of false statements.
As stated by ICPC spokesman Ademola Bakare, Goka is accused of misappropriating ₦5,164,656 from funds designated for a failed management retreat of the ministry that was scheduled to take place in Dutse, Jigawa State, in 2017.