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First Ogun:


Ogun discovers N231m fraud in ministry

From Charles Coffie-Gyamfi (Abeokuta)


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A N231 million fraud has been discovered in the Ogun State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology.

The fraud, which has been perpetrated for about three years now, involved some officials in the ministry in connivance with some principals of public secondary schools.

The avenue the suspects used to fraudulently drain the government purse was the payment of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) fees by government.

The government, as part of its free education policy, pays WASSCE fees yearly for all final year students in public secondary schools.

But the suspected principals and their collaborators in the ministry dubiously inflate the number of their students to enable them collect the excess amount after the government has paid the total amount.

Based on a tip-off, the government set up a panel of inquiry to investigate the issue and recommend appropriate sanctions to prevent recurrence.

The Panel Chairman, Abdul-Fatai Opebiyi, told reporters in Abeokuta yesterday that a total of 3,571 "external candidates" were discovered to have been fraudulently added to the list of the legitimate students.

The panel chairman added that apart from the amount discovered, various sums of money were also found to have been held illegally by certain officials of the ministry.

Opebiyi, who is the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information and Strategy, explained that the panel had recommended appropriate sanctions against culpable officials and suggested ways of preventing future occurrences.

Responding, the Head of Service, Mrs. Modupe Adekunle, congratulated the panel members for the successful completion of the assignment and expressed optimism that their recommendations would be adopted to the letter.


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Then Oyo:

EFCC arrests 17 suspects over N1.7bn Oyo pension scam *Suspects for trial soon

Written by Lanre Adewole - Lagos
Wednesday, August 28, 2013


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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, disclosed that it has arrested 17 persons in connection with an alleged N1.7 billion pension fraud in Oyo State.

A statement issued by its spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, reads: "The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), has arrested a syndicate of fraudsters implicated in the stealing of N1.7billion pension funds meant for retirees of Oyo State primary schools.

"The fraudsters numbering 17, were arrested separately by operatives of the commission.

"Principal suspects involved in the scam are: Muili Hakeem Aderemi, former Executive Secretary, Oyo State Local Government Pension Board and Iyabo Giwa, former treasurer, Oyo State Local Government Pension Board. Others are Adeshina Jimoh Ayoade, former Cashier, Oguntayo Banji, former Internal Auditor; and Adebiyi Olasunbo Musendiq- former Administration Officer, all of Oyo State Local Government Pension Board.

"The rest are, Muili Adedamola; Salewa Adedeji; Kareem Rasheed; Johnson Bosede; Adeduntan Johnson; Olomide Olaide; Oyebamiji Akinlolu; Adewale Kehinde; Saka. M. Ikeola; Oluokun Funmilayo; Oyetunji Taiwo and Olujimi Philip Adebayo.

"Investigations by the EFCC showed that all the pension offices in the 33 local governments in Oyo State were affected by the scam. The Pension Board reportedly received a total sum of N4,140,020,501.72 from both the Federation Account and the Oyo State Government between September 2010 and February 2011. Out of this amount, a total cash withdrawal of N1.711, 894, 667.05 was fraudulently made by the suspects. "Items recovered from the suspects include buildings; poultry farms; power generating sets and undeveloped plots of land.

"The suspects will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded."

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SWners do no love money and they make their money in decent ways.

@the OP, I don't believe that South westerners are honest. In fact, they are the most dishonest zone in Nigeria.

Ngodigha1: @the OP, I don't believe that South westerners are honest. In fact, they are the most dishonest zone in Nigeria.

@ the first to comment:
Na lie you talk, they are ''vely, vely onest''