By Emegwoako C. Paschal
The Oyo State Anti-Corruption Agency has announced the arrest of some serving and retired civil servants in the state in connection with a fraudulent contract worth N4.8 billion that was awarded in 2018.
The agency’s chairman, Justice Eni Esan (retired), said in a statement on Wednesday that the fraud was committed by individuals at the Oyo State Road Maintenance Agency and that information about it was kept hidden until the state’s anti-graft agency discovered it.
Esan stated that the act entailed paying N4.8 billion to three private companies without completing the project. Since the case was established and the officers involved were arrested, the agency is now pursuing the aforementioned companies.
