Ex Budget Officer In ICPC Custody Over N5.5m Bribe

A former federal budget officer have been arrested, on Thursday by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) for allegedly recieving bribe to the tune of N5.5 million.

Mrs Rasheedat Okoduwa, ICPC’s Spokesperson, revealed the name of the suspect as Henry Oyibo in a statement made available to Naija News in Abuja.

She said that the commission gathered that Oyibo collected gratification to see to the prompt release of fund for the implementation of the budget of the Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja, between 2014 and 2015.

Mr Sule Otu, the Director of Finance and Account and three other staff in the centre offered the inducement to Mr. Oyibo for

According to her, the suspect was at the time acting as the liaison officer between the budget office and the medical centre.

“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, 2000.

“Further investigation also revealed that Oyibo owns assets valued far beyond his legitimate earnings, in breach of Section 44 (2) of the ICPC Law.

“All the suspected staff of the Federal Medical Centre, who had been in custody before, were granted bail and released by the commission.

“Oyibo, who is now in custody, will be released upon the fulfillment of his bail conditions,’’ she said.

The spokesman of the commission further assured that the suspects would be arraigned “as soon as investigations are completed.’’