Civil servant gets two-year jail term for stealing N60m

A Sokoto State High Court has sentenced an employee of the
Federal Road Maintenance Agency, Mr. Anthony Mbanefo, to two years
imprisonment for embezzling N60m.

The money was said to have been approved by the Federal
Government for the repair of two federal roads in Sokoto State.

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences
Commission said in a statement by its Spokesperson, Mrs. Rasheedat
Okoduwa, that Mbanefo was charged before Justice Bello Duwale for
holding private interest in a Federal Government contract, which
led to the diversion of the money.

The ICPC said his actions violated the provisions of sections 12
and 19 of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act,
2000.

The commission told the court that the crime was committed in
the months of September and October, 2013, when Mbanefo, who was a
Senior Technical Officer 1, collected N20m on three different
occasions from contractors handling the road repair projects.

He was said to have collected N40m from Crest Code Nigeria
Limited and N20m from Dewlands International Limited, the companies
handling the road projects.

The money was meant for the emergency maintenance repairs of
Jabo-Kajiji Kummi and Rimawa-Sabon Birni roads, all in Sokoto
State.

A Sokoto State High Court has sentenced an employee of the
Federal Road Maintenance Agency, Mr. Anthony Mbanefo, to two years
imprisonment for embezzling N60m.

The money was said to have been approved by the Federal
Government for the repair of two federal roads in Sokoto
State.

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences
Commission said in a statement by its Spokesperson, Mrs. Rasheedat
Okoduwa, that Mbanefo was charged before Justice Bello Duwale for
holding private interest in a Federal Government contract, which
led to the diversion of the money.

The ICPC said his actions violated the provisions of sections 12
and 19 of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act,
2000.

The commission told the court that the crime was committed in
the months of September and October, 2013, when Mbanefo, who was a
Senior Technical Officer 1, collected N20m on three different
occasions from contractors handling the road repair projects.

He was said to have collected N40m from Crest Code Nigeria
Limited and N20m from Dewlands International Limited, the companies
handling the road projects.

The money was meant for the emergency maintenance repairs of
Jabo-Kajiji Kummi and Rimawa-Sabon Birni roads, all in Sokoto
State.