CONTRACT FRAUD OF N4.478B

The anti-graft agency EFCC is probing top UBEC officials for alleged diversion of a huge chunk of the N20 billion voted for contracts.

One of the contracts is the supply of science and technical equipment and books. The movement of about eight suspects has been restricted not to travel following the seizure of their passports.



UBEC conducted an audit of the items supplied by the eight companies not bidded for. In 1st of March, 2018 a letter to the EFCC, signed by an Assistant Director for procurement, Benjamin A. Smart, UBEC confirmed that there was fraud in the contracts.

The letter said:

" The total cost of items not delivered by the eight companies is N4,478,683,300.  The worth of the undelivered items and the companies allegedly involved are: L'enfant Enterprises Limited (837,944,500), Callandar Investment (N639,474,000), Broomley Technologies (N533,516,500), Broomley Laboratories (N313,933,100), Benfield Nigeria Limited (N397,058,600), Taiso Global (N565,179,800) and Aristocrat SPC (N426,904,500)".

An undisclosed source revealed that investigations are ongoing and principals of the 104 schools and their store officers have been invited to give account of the quantity of items supplied. Further said that the findings would soon be released.

source: The nation