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Ex Budget Officer in ICPC net over N5.5m gratification
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by harrison arubu5 the icpc image maker said however that the suspects would be arraigned as soon as investigations are completed2 icpcs spokesperson mrs rasheedat okoduwa identified the suspect as henry oyibo in a statement issued in abuja2 according to the statement oyibo formerly with the budget office of the federation is at the moment with the ministry of niger delta2 she said that preliminary investigation by the commission revealed that oyibo received the money to facilitate the release of funds budgeted for the federal medical centre lokoja between 2014 and 20152 okoduwa alleged that the inducement came from the director of finance and accounts mr sule otu and three other members of staff of the centre2 the independent corrupt practices and other related offences commission icpc on thursday said it had arrested a former federal budget officer for allegedly receiving gratification to the tune of n5.5 million2 the actions of the officials which border on corrupt offer and receipt of gratification by public officers are contrary to sections 8 9 16 and 19 of the corrupt practices and other related offences act 20002 further investigation also revealed that oyibo owns assets valued far beyond his legitimate earnings in breach of section 44 2 of the icpc law2 all the suspected staff of the federal medical centre who had been in custody before were granted bail and released by the commission2 oyibo who is now in custody will be released upon the fulfillment of his bail conditions she said2 according to her the suspect was at the time acting as the liaison officer between the budget office and the medical centre2 -
Ex Budget Officer in ICPC net over N5.5m gratification
News & Trends •
by harrison arubu5 the icpc image maker said however that the suspects would be arraigned as soon as investigations are completed2 icpcs spokesperson mrs rasheedat okoduwa identified the suspect as henry oyibo in a statement issued in abuja2 according to the statement oyibo formerly with the budget office of the federation is at the moment with the ministry of niger delta2 she said that preliminary investigation by the commission revealed that oyibo received the money to facilitate the release of funds budgeted for the federal medical centre lokoja between 2014 and 20152 okoduwa alleged that the inducement came from the director of finance and accounts mr sule otu and three other members of staff of the centre2 the independent corrupt practices and other related offences commission icpc on thursday said it had arrested a former federal budget officer for allegedly receiving gratification to the tune of n5.5 million2 the actions of the officials which border on corrupt offer and receipt of gratification by public officers are contrary to sections 8 9 16 and 19 of the corrupt practices and other related offences act 20002 further investigation also revealed that oyibo owns assets valued far beyond his legitimate earnings in breach of section 44 2 of the icpc law2 all the suspected staff of the federal medical centre who had been in custody before were granted bail and released by the commission2 oyibo who is now in custody will be released upon the fulfillment of his bail conditions she said2 according to her the suspect was at the time acting as the liaison officer between the budget office and the medical centre2