Ope Saraki, a former special adviser to the Kwara state governor on Millennium Development Goals has been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Saraki, who is said to be the cousin of Senate President Bukola Saraki was arraigned yesterday, February 9, alongside Olatunji Oyeyemi Moronfoye, the immediate past Kwara state commissioner for Information for an alleged N371m scam, The Punch reports.

They were both arraigned before Justice Oluremi Oguntoyinbo of a Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin for offences bordering on abuse of office, diversion of public funds and money laundering.
This was contained in a statement by the EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren.
Moronfoye served as commissioner under Saraki when he was the governor of Kwara state while Ope served under Abdulfatah Ahmed, the current governor of the state.

One of the charges read in part: “ That you, Ope Saraki, being the Special Adviser on Millennium Development Goals to Governor of Kwara State sometime in 2012 at Ilorin within the jurisdiction of this honourable court did by undue interest conducted procurement fraud in the procurement of 13 units of ambulance for 13 General Specialists Hospitals in Kwara State at the sum of N171,990, 000, a contract awarded to Chemiroy Nigeria Limited and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 58 (4) (b) of the Public Procurement Act, 2007 and punishable under Section 58 (5) 0f the same Act.”
Moronfoye and Saraki pleaded not guilty to three and five counts preferred against them respectively.
In view of their plea, Joseph Uzor, counsel to the EFCC, urged the court for a date to commence trial.
Moronfoye and Saraki were first arraigned on May 13, 2015. Justice A. O. Faji had granted them bail in the sum of N50m (fifty million naira) and two sureties in like sum.
They had to re-enter their plea on Tuesday following the transfer of the former trial judge.

Op,Add sauce abeg,
@topic its d handiwork of Buhari.

WHY ARE THESE PEOPLE PERSECUTING OUR HEROES

Their faces look like big thieves (ole nla!)

These are one of those bankrupting kwara state

Saraki na only you...
You thief
Wife thief
Your security thief
Your Cousin thief
Your Commissioner thief

Na God go save Kwara state...Abi Ilorin people.