Ex ICPC Board Nominee Alanamu’s Trial For N182m Fraud Begins
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences
Commission (ICPC) has arraigned Saadu Alanamu, a former nominee to the board of
the agency, before a Kwara state high court for N182m fraud.
In August, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, who was acting
president at the time, named Alanamu as one of the nominees to the board of the
ICPC.
But he was later dropped alongside Maimuna Aliyu after
reports revealed they were being investigated for corruption by the commission.
In a statement issued by Rasheedat Okoduwa, ICPC
spokesperson, the agency said Alanamu, who was the chairman of the governing
council of Kwara State Polytechnic, was arraigned last week for allegedly
receiving a bribe of N5m from a contractor.
The commission said it filed an eight-count charge of
corruption against Alanamu and Salman Sulaiman, chief executive of Namylas
Nigeria Limited, who gave him the bribe, before Mahmud Abdulgafar, justice of
the court.
It alleged that Alanamu, who was also the chairman of Kwara
State Polytechnic Tenders Board, received the bribe on February 11, 2015 as a
reward for awarding a contract to Sulaiman, who is his friend.
The commission also said the accused person awarded a
contract for the construction and furnishing of an auditorium in Kwara State
Polytechnic at the cost of N182,369,625.00 to the company of his crony which
was not qualified to execute the project.
The ICPC said Sulaiman was charged for bribing a government
official for the award of contract to his company, “thereby committing an
offence contrary to Section 9(1) (a) and punishable under section 9(1) (b) of
the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000”.
The accused persons pleaded not guilty to the charges, and
they were granted bail in the sum of N2m with two sureties in like sum each
while one of the sureties each must have a landed piece of property in Ilorin.
Source: thecable
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