In continuation to recover property belonging to the state , Benue State Assets Recovery Committee has disclosed that the committee has traced some government property illegally auctioned to Kaduna, Lagos, Rivers,Abuja and other places.
Giving update of activities in an interview with journalists in Makurdi, Chairman of the committee Mr. Hinga Biem vowed to go after those in custody of such property with the view to recover same for the state.
According to the Chairman, the committee has also recovered two tractors that were wrongly sold by a staff of the Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources who is yet to be identified.
Biem said one of the recovered tractors was taken to Nasarawa state for private business while the other was first taken to Gwer West Local Government Area before it was later moved to Guma by yet to be identified individual for his personal use.
He assured that more of government tractors meant for the benefit of Benue farmers that were illegally auctioned to individuals at cheaper rates on the eve of the exit of the immediate past administration in the state as well as other property belonging to the people illegally sold would be recovered.
He further told journalists that many of the latest models of Toyota Hilux pick up vans sold between 20-30 million naira in the market were purportedly auctioned at the cost of 150,000 naira and 300,000 respectively.
Mr Biem a former permanent secretary with the state government who argued that in government there was nothing like waving of vehicles to individuals, described the action as illegal.