Nigeria, March 29 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a former vice-chancellor and bursar of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, in Kaduna State for over N1 billion fraud.

The former vice-chancellor, Ibrahim Garba, and the bursar, Ibrahim Shehu Usman, were arraigned at the Federal High Court in Kaduna, on Wednesday, according to a statement by EFCC.

EFCC, in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, charged the defendants with nine counts of money laundering involving the diversion of various sums of money from different accounts of the university.

It said the diverted funds were meant for the renovation of the popular Kongo Conference Hotel, Zaria.

They allegedly diverted the fund...