The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it
will arraign Winifred Oyo-Ita, former head of service, for alleged fraud on
Monday.
In a statement on Sunday, Tony Orilade, EFCC acting
spokesman, said Oyo-Ita will be arraigned alongside eight other suspects.
He said the other suspects are Frontline Ace Global Services
Limited; Asanaya Projects Limited; Garba Umar and his companies: Slopes
International Limited; Gooddeal Investments Limited; Ubong Okon Effiok and his
own company, U & U Global Services Limited and Prince Mega Logistics
Limited.
Orilade said the nine suspects will be arraigned at the
federal high court in Abuja.
“They will be arraigned for fraud in relation to Duty Tour
Allowances, DTA; Estacodes; conference fees fraud and receiving kick-backs on
contracts,” the statement read.
“During investigation, it was discovered that Oyo-Ita, in
her roles in the civil service as Director, Permanent Secretary and Head of
Service, used her companies as well as Effiok’s and Umar’s companies as fronts
to receive kickbacks from contractors of various ministries and parastatals
where she worked.
“The former head of service in collusion with Effiok who was
her Special Assistant, along with one Titus Okunriboye Tomsin, made bogus
claims of fictitious DTA, Estacodes, conference fees which were paid by the
government to the accounts of the suspects.”
A high court had ordered the permanent forfeiture of funds
linked to Oyo-Ita over a N3 billion fraud allegation levelled against her the
EFCC.
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