The ICPC has secured the conviction of ex-AMMC finance director Garuba Duku for diverting ₦318 million.
A court sentenced him to four years in prison with an option of a ₦1.6 billion fine.
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has secured the conviction of Mr. Garuba Duku, a retired Director of Finance and Administration with the Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC), over the diversion of ₦318 million belonging to the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA).
In a statement issued on Thursday, October 8, 2025, the Commission’s Director of Public Enlightenment and Education, Mr. Demola Bakare, said the Federal High Court in Abuja, presided over by Justice James Omotosho, found Duku guilty on six counts of corruption and money laundering. The case, marked FHC/ABJ/CR/608/2022, was prosecuted by the ICPC.
According to the investigation, Duku fraudulently transferred ₦318,250,000 from AMMC accounts into his personal Fidelity Bank account between 2012 and 2013. The money was paid in instalments of ₦56.25 million, ₦71 million, ₦53 million, ₦54 million, ₦46 million, and ₦36.3 million, which were later exchanged through Bureau de Change operators for unauthorized transactions.
Prosecutors told the court that the actions breached public service financial regulations and represented a serious abuse of trust.
During the trial, Duku claimed he had handed the funds to his superiors, but the court rejected the argument, ruling that no evidence supported his claim.
Justice Omotosho held that the prosecution “proved its case beyond reasonable doubt,” and that the evidence presented was “credible, consistent, and sufficient” to establish guilt.
Consequently, Duku was sentenced to four years in prison on each of the six counts, to run concurrently. The judge also gave him an option of a fine equal to five times the amount involved in each count, about ₦1.6 billion in total.
Reacting to the verdict, Bakare described the judgment as a significant milestone in the Commission’s anti-corruption drive.
“This ruling demonstrates ICPC’s resolve to hold public officers accountable for betraying public trust,” he said. “No individual entrusted with government funds is above the law, and this conviction sends a clear message that corruption will not be tolerated.”
Bakare restated that the Commission will handle all corruption cases with diligence and professionalism to protect public funds.
