Bribery Scandal: EFCC Arrests Former Ebonyi State Commissioner Over N38m Bribery Allegation

 Former Commissioner for Public Utilities in Ebonyi State, Benjamin Okah was arrested yesterday Monday 14th 2016, by The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), for allegedly abusing his office and collecting gratification to the tune of N83M.

The arrest was sequel to a petition by the Ebonyi State Government over $12million contract to a United State-based company, Califco Group, which had been abandoned since 2012, the EFCC said in a statement that the contract was abandoned despite a mobilization of %10.8 million already paid by Ebonyi State government into the account of the said company, it said.

EFCC said innvestigation has revealed that both the Abuja and Ebonyi state addresses of the said company are fictitious.

" In the course of the investigation, it was discovered that former Commissioner allegedly collected gratification from the company in the sum of N83 million between July30, 2012 and December 30,2014, through his companies:Global Victory Allied Company and Mahco Mega Nigeria LTD," the statement signed by Wison Uwujaren.