Ecological Funds Office in Abuja and contrary to the Financial Rules and Regulations of his State. The Evidence that the Principal Financial Accounting Officers were in the Dark about this Payment, and the Manner in which it was routed to Pinnacle Communications, shows a Dishonest Intent on the Part of Chief Joshua Dariye. Even if his evidence was to be believed, the Draft issued in favour of Pinnacle Communications, on the Direct Instruction of the Defendant, ought not to have happened, as it is expected that the Draft for Payment to Pinnacle Communications, ought to have emanated from the Ecological Funds Account of Plateau State or from any of the Plateau State Governments in General. The AllStates Trust Bank Plc., had no business to pay Pinnacle Communications and the Court finds that the Defendant, as a Public Officer, being entrusted with Dominion and Control over the Ecological Funds, granted by the Federal Government of Nigeria, and which was meant to Solve the Ecological Problems in Plateau State for the Reclamation and Channelization of Problem Areas, committed Criminal Breach of Trust in respect of the Sum of Two Hundred and Fifty Million Naira (N250, 000, 000) by wrongfully paying Pinnacle Communications from an Account other than the Plateau State Government Account. This Payment amounted to an Unlawful Disposal of the Funds, committed in a Dishonest Fashion, contrary to his Oath of Office and the Financial Instructions, Rules and Regulations of Plateau State and is found Guilty as charged under Count 23. THE 2ND SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES- MONIES FROM THE ACCOUNTS OF PLATEAU STATE GOVERNMENT AND ACCOUNTS OF THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF PLATEAU STATE For the ease of understanding the Evidence to be presented, it is initially necessary to categorize the Offences of Criminal Breach of Trust in Counts 8, 10, 13, 15, 17, 19 and 21, dealing with the Funds belonging to Plateau State Accountant General and Funds belonging to the Government of Plateau State, under Two Subheadings, namely: 1. Funds belonging to the Accountant General of Plateau State, as contained in Counts 8, 10 and 19; and 2. Funds belonging to the Plateau State Government as contained in Counts 13, 15, 17 and 21. Under the First Subheading, the Funds belonging to the Accountant General of Plateau State, as contained in Counts 8, 10, 17 and 19, which are in respect of the Sums of Two Hundred and Four Million Naira (N204, 000, 000) and the Two Sums of Fifty-Three Million, Six Hundred Thousand, Sixty Hundred and Forty-Three Naira, Five Kobo (N53, 600, 643.05) respectively, will be treated. As regards Count 17, even though this Sum of Two Hundred and Seventy-Three Million Naira (N273, 000, 000) is properly categorized under the Second Subheading, the Transactions between it and Count 8, are from the same Source and will be treated together. Under the Second Subheading, the Funds belonging to the Plateau State Government as contained in Counts 13, 15 and 21, in respect of the Sums of Ten Million Naira (N10, 000, 000); Twenty-Five Million Naira (N25, 000, 000); and Twenty-One Million Naira (N21, 000, 000) respectively, will also be treated. The Prosecution in his Presentation of Supporting Evidence on all the above Counts, called Four (4) Witnesses to harness the Allegations, while the Defence, in Rebuttal, presented a total of Ten (10) 155