The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested one Roberts Obuoha, a director in the project management department of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC.
The
spokesperson for the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, said in a statement Tuesday that
Mr. Obuoha, an engineer, was arrested for attempting to bribe the EFCC Zonal
Head (South-South), Ishaq Salihu.
Mr.
Uwujaren added, “The suspect, who is under investigation with the commission,
was invited to write a statement in a case of contract Splitting and over
inflation.
“He
was quizzed and offered administrative bail, but when he reported the next day
to perfect his bail, he went to the Zonal Head’s office and offered him the sum
of N150,000 (One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira) to buy recharge card.
“The
suspect claimed that he offered the said money to Mr. Salihu in order to build
a good relationship with him.
“The
suspect will be charged to court as soon as investigation is concluded.”
-Premium Times
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