A former Corps Marshal of the
Federal Road Safety Commission,
FRSC, Haladu Hananiya, is in
trouble for allegedly paying
N150,000 for a brand new Toyota
Land Cruiser SUV worth N13
million.
Mr. Hananiya is alleged to have
used his position as former
Chairman, Governing Council of the
Adamawa State University, ADSU, to
convert the vehicle to his personal
property.
The university bought the brand new
vehicle on January 28, 2015, several
months after the former FRSC boss
ceased to be chairman of the
institution’s board.
Seven days later, the car was passed
to Mr. Hananiya who bought it off
as scrap, paying a token N150,000.
A whistle blower, one Luka Ibrahim
Monduva, first made the alleged
scam public in a petition to the
Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, EFCC.
Mr. Hananiya was appointed
chairman of ADSU governing council
on August 16, 2014.
About two months into his four-year
tenure; the state government sacked
the board on October 8, 2014.
However, three months after the
board was sacked, the university, on
January 28, purchased a brand new
Toyota Land Cruiser V6 SUV with
chassis no: JJEJU9FJ3E5C47168 for
Mr. Hananiya.
He bought off the vehicle as scrap
seven days later.
Read documents
used for this
story here.
Investigation showed that the
vehicle was purchased from AS
Galadima Motors, located at Dawaki
Junction, opposite Charley Boy Bus
Stop, Kubwa Express Way, Abuja,
with receipt number 0006 and sales
invoice no: 0106.
In his petition to the EFCC, Mr.
Monduva alleged that prior to Mr.
Hananiya’s appointment; the
university’s management passed a resolution that
empowers principal officers to retain official
vehicles after paying the scrap value of N150,
000.
“Principal officers are entitled to retain their
official vehicles once during their tenures after
paying the scrap value of N150, 000; and if for
any reason an officer leaves office after spending
two years or half of the tenure, he shall pay the
scrap value of N150, 000,” part of the resolution
reads.
But Mr. Hananiya only spent two months in
office, and Mr. Monduva described his purchase
of the new car on scrap value as “fraudulent and
questionable”.
He insisted that during the short period the
former FRSC boss served in the university’s
board, he was not given an official vehicle.
“However, the Governing Council of ADSU, acting
in concert, conspired with the vice chancellor of
the university and purchased an official vehicle
on the 28th day of January 2015 at the cost of
N13 million long after the termination of Gen.
Hananiya’s short term in office,” the petition
reads.
“I wish to assert here that subsequent to the
belated and illegal purchase, the duo reduced the
disused official vehicle to a ridiculous scrap value
of N150, 000 only, which does not in any case
represent the fair value of the vehicle.
“Wherefore, I humbly invite the EFCC to interfere
and reverse the fraud perpetrated on the
university and prosecute parties to the act
altogether, thereby engendering probity and
observance of due process in the discharge of
official functions by public servants.”
Officials of the Adamawa State University could
not be reached to comment for this story.
Multiple calls to the two telephone numbers listed
on the university’s website failed to connect.
An email seeking comment to the address listed
on the university’s website is yet to be responded
to.
Attempts to seek clarifications from Mr.
Hananiya failed as he would not pick calls or
reply a text message sent to him.
However, EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren,
confirmed that the commission received a
petition against the former FRSC boss.
Mr. Uwujaren also confirmed that the EFCC has
started investigating the matter.
