The Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has supervised the completion of two
abandoned projects awarded to Fariq Interbiz Limited.
The projects were
worth N305,000,000 and located in Wasagu and Dirin-Daji communities of Kebbi
State.
The intervention
followed a whistleblower's information that the Federal Ministry of Water
Resources awarded the contracts to the company to construct two water supply
units in the communities.
EFCC, in a statement
on Thursday by its spokesman, Tony Orilade, said the contractor, having
received a reasonable percentage of the total contract sum, abandoned the
project uncompleted.
He noted that The
Tax Fraud Section of the commission then began investigation.
“This compelled the
contractor to return to site to complete both projects which include wells,
piping, reservoir purchase and control houses”, the agency said.
EFCC added that one
Toyota Hilux vehicle was recovered in the course of investigation.
The vehicle has been
handed over to the Ministry of Water Resources for official use, being the
purpose for which it was procured.
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