Witness claims ex-Kwara Gov misappropriated ₦5bn in teachers' salaries The trial of former Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, and his Finance Commissioner, Engr. Ademola Banu, over the alleged embezzlement and mismanagement of ₦5.78 billion resumed on Wednesday before Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar at the Kwara State High Court in Ilorin. The former governor and his finance commissioner are accused of conspiring to steal funds intended for the payment of salaries to teachers at the Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board (UBEC). They are also charged with misappropriating funds meant for security and...