Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has set up a committee both at State and local government level to recover all looted government property by the immediate past government.
This was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Tersoo Kula.
According to the statement, the committee are mandated to ascertain all assets of the government including lands, vehicles, houses, furniture, and other machinery and they will be working with Representatives of security agents.
Members of the committee at State level includes: former permanent secretary, Hingah Biem; former Attorney General of the State, Barr. Joe Abaagu, Dennis Akura, Ioryue Yajir, Peter Egbodo,Joseph Ojob, Jonathan Modi, Shaageer Matins, Yuhe Jerome, Tom Uja andTormbuwua Terlumun as Member/Secretary.
At local government levels, members include; Jude Tyo, Aondowase Apera, Kwaghgba Amande, Richard Dzungweve, Anthony Sende, Olofu Ogwuche, Terver Kachina, and Nick Eworo – Member Secretary.
The statement read in parts, “Benue state Governor, Rev. Fr. Dr. Hyacinth Alia has inaugurated two Assets Recovery Committees. One is to work at the state level, while the other is at the Local Government level.
“The committee members are among other things, mandated to ascertain all assets of the government including lands, vehicles, houses, furniture, and other machinery.
“Representatives of security agents were to be deployed in the recovery mission.
‘Both committees will have able representatives from; the Department of State Security, The Police, Military, and Nigeria Civil Defence Corps.”