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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission arraigned six officials from the Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board before Justice Suleiman Akanbi of the Kwara State High Court in Ilorin on four counts of alleged fraud totaling ninety-six million Naira. According to a statement issued by the commission's Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, the accused individuals include Finance and Supply Director Ahmed Olarewaju, Finance and Accounts Controller Omole Omololu, Salary Unit Coordinator Fatai Oyerinde, Accounts and Salary Schedule Executive Officer Mujeeb Ibrahim, alongside Salary Unit staff members Salami Bashir and Dauda Quozim. The prosecution alleged that between two thousand and eighteen and two thousand and twenty, the defendants conspired to divert public funds belonging to the Kwara State Government for personal use, an offense classified as a criminal breach of trust under the Penal Code. All six defendants entered "not guilty" pleas when the charges were read, following which the prosecution counsel, Andrew Akoja, asked the court to schedule a trial date and order the remand of the accused individuals in a federal correctional facility until the next hearing.