The Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices, ICPC and Other
Related Offences Commission, Mr. Ekpo Nta, said while the commission had
recovered N53m from a suspect who allegedly diverted N103m meant for
three Federal Government colleges, he would remain in the commission’s custody
till the recovery of the balance.
The ICPC boss said the commission had recorded successes in
the fight against corruption, starting with the recovery of assets seized from
officials of government who he said were being investigated for living above
their means.
Nta said, “We just returned close to N1bn to the Federal
Ministry of Environment and N53m to three colleges in Ogun State.
“An official in the ministry took the money and lodged it
into a dedicated account. We tracked it and recovered the money. The N53m we
just returned to the schools was recovered from a Federal Pay Officer in Ogun
State.
“The man is currently in custody and we will keep him there
so that we will be able to recover the entire N103m that he took. He has been
disposing of his properties to ensure that he pays up.
“The sum of N103m taken by the Federal Pay Officer was meant
for feeding of students in those schools. These are what we have been doing to
return integrity to the society.
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