Indications emerged last night that the sacked Taraba Acting Governor; Garba Umar, would soon be dragged before a special probe panel to account for the alleged looting of the state’s N14.9 billion within two years.

A top-ranking official close to Governor Dandali told Vanguard in Abuja that the panel would be named within the shortest possible time to take on Umar along with those who connived with him to allegedly siphon the huge amount.

The official said that governor Dandali was shocked at the level of monumental looting which was perpetrated by the administration of Garba Umar before he was sacked from office last month by the Supreme Court.

The source, a commissioner, pointed out that the governor was really saddened by the discovery of the huge amount stolen with impunity by a few persons under the sacked governor while the disgraced administration failed to pay contractors for clearing refuse in Jalingo.

It was learnt that beyond the panel being raised by the governor, the state was also exploring the possibility of dragging Umar before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) with a view to recovering the amount.

But a media aide to Umar told our correspondent that the former governor was studying the amount said to have been spent by him before making appropriate response to the allegation.

“My boss has been in Abuja since the document was released by the governor and he will study it and react to it when he returns to Jalingo,” the aide said.