By Soni Daniel, Northern Region Editor
ABUJA – A few weeks after being dropped from the list of nominees for the board of the docile Independent Corrupt Practice Commission, ICPC, the Federal Government has filed charges against the two suspects over alleged graft.

Maimuna Aliyu

It will be recalled that Sa’ad Alanamu and Maimuna Aliyu made the list of 14 ICPC board nominees announced by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo last month but protests broke out as soon as their names were unveiled by the Presidency over claims that they were being investigated for alleged corrupt practices and should be withdrawn.

Accordingly, while Aliyu was charged to court on August 24, Alanamu’s case was  filed exactly a week later by a legal practitioner, Eze Ijezie, against Alanamu on behalf of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF).

Also charged along the two former government officials are two firms, Salman Sulaiman and Namylas Nigeria Ltd, said to have offered bribes to Sa’ad Alanamu.

Alanamu is being accused of using his position as Chairman of Governing Council and Chairman of Tenders Board of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, to collect a N5 million bribe from Sulaiman and Namylas Nigeria Ltd as condition for awarding a contract to the company.

The offence, according to the ICPC, contravenes Section 19 of the Corrupt Practice and Other Related Act, 2000.

The charges against the trio, according to court documents, read:  That you Saadu Ayinla AlaAMU (M), on or about 11th February, 2015 or thereabout, at Ilorin used your position as Chairman of Governing Council and Chairman of Tenders Board of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, to confer corrupt advantage upon yourself when you received the sum of ¦ 5,000,000 (Five Million Naira) through your First Bank Account from Salman Sulaiman (a.ka. Saliman Sulaiman) and Namylas Nigeria Ltd.

As a result of the contract awarded to Namlyas Nigeria Limited in Kwara State Polytechnic, where you were employed as Chairman of Governing Council and Chairman of Tenders Board, and you thereby committed an offence contract to and punishable under Section 19 of the Corrupt Practice and Other Related Act, 2000.

That you Saadu Ayinla Alanamu (M,) on or about 11th February , 2015 or thereabout , at Ilorin did receive monetary benefit for yourself when you received the sum of ¦ 5,000,000 through your First Bank Account from Salman Sulaiman (a.k.a Sliman Sulaiman) and Mamlyas Nigeria Ltd as a result of the contract awarded to Chairman of Governing Council and Chairman of Tenders Board, and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 10 (a) (i) and punishable under the Section 10(a) (ii) of the corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000.

That you Saadu Ayinla Alanamu on or About 11th February 2015 or thereabout, at Ilorin did receive monetary benefit for yourself when you received the sum of ¦ 5,000,000 through your First Bank Account from Salman Sulaiman (a.k.a Saliman Sulaiman) and Namylas Nigeria Ltd as a result of the said Namylas Namylas Nigeria Limited winning a contract in Kwara State Polytechnic where you were employed as the Chairman Of Governing Council and Chairman of Tender Board, and you thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 10(a) (ii) of the Corrupt Practices and   Other Related Offences Act, 2000.

That   you Saadu Ayinla Alanamu on or about 11th February 2015 or thereabout, at Ilorin did receive monetary benefits for yourself when you received the sum of ¦ 5,000,000 through your First Bank Account from Salman Sulaiman (a.k.a Saliman Sulaiman) and Namylas Nigeria Ltd as a result of the contract awarded to Namylas Nigeria Ltd in Kwara State Polytechnic where you were employed as the Chairman of Governing Council and Chairman of Tenders Board, and you thereby committed an offence contrary to section 8(1)(a)(i) and punishable under Section 8(1)(a)(ii) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act,2000.

That you Saadu Ayinla Alanamu on or about 11th February 2015 or thereabout, at Ilorin did accept gratification of the sum of ¦ 5,000,000 through your First Bank Account from Salman Sulaiman ( a.k.a Saliman Sulaiman) and Namylas Nigeria Ltd as a reward for performing an official act, to wit your duties as the Chairman of the Tenders Board, and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 18 (b) and punishable under Section 18(d) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Offence Act, 2000.

That you Salman Suliman (a.k.a SALIMAN SULAIMAN) on or about 11th February 2015 or thereabout, at Ilorin did corruptly give monetary benefit to Dr. Saadu Yinla Alanamu, Chairman of Governing Council and Chairman of Tenders Board, Kwara State Polytechnic, through your company Namlyas Nigeria Ltd.’s Guaranty Trust Bank Account, the sum of ¦  5,000,000 for acting in his official capacity as Chairman of Tenders Board, Kwara State Polytechnic in the award of contract to the said Namylas Nigeria Limited in Kwara State Polytechnic where he was employed as the Chairman of Governing Council and Chairman of Tenders Board, and employed as the Chairman of Governing Council and Chairman of Tenders Board, and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 9(1)(a0 and punishable under Section 9(1)(b) of the Corrupt Practice and Other Related Offences Act, 2000.

That you Salman Sulaiman (a.k.a SALIMAN SULAIMAN) (M), on or about 11th February 2015 or thereabout did, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse offer the sum of ¦  5,000,000 through your company Namylas Nigeria Ltd to Dr. Saadu Ayinla Alanamu the Chairman of Governing Council and Chairman of Tender Board of Kwara State Polytechnic as a reward for his using influence in procuring a contract for Namylas Nigeria Ltd in Kwara State Polytechnic, and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 22(1)(a)(i) and punishable under Section 22 (6) of the Corrupt Practice and Other Related Offences Act,2000.

That you Namylas Nigeria Ltd, on or about 11th February 2015 or thereabout, at Ilorin did corruptly give monetary benefit to Dr, Saadu Ayinla Alanamu, Chairman of Governing Council and Chairman of Tenders Board, Kwara State Polytechnic, through your Guaranty Trust Bank Account, the sum of ¦ 5,000,000 for acting in his official capacity as Chairman of Governing Council and Chairman of Tenders Board, and you thereby committed and offence contrary to Section 9(1)(a) and practices and Other Related Offences Act,2000.