N44m Hospital Bill: Group Demands Evidence Linking Funds To SEMA Boss

A group, Taraba Integrity Network (TIN), has challenged SaharaReporters to produce documentary evidence linking a reported N44 million hospital payment to alleged diversion of relief materials belonging to the Taraba State Emergency Management Agency (TSEMA).
The group said the financial transactions cited in a recent SaharaReporters report did not, on their own, establish that public funds were diverted or that the executive secretary of TSEMA, Dr Echuseh Audu, personally benefitted from the alleged transactions.
In a statement issued by its public relations officer, Mohammed Umar, the group said, while it would not defend corruption or abuse of office, allegations of wrongdoing must...