The Oyo State Anti-Corruption Agency (OYACA) has announced that it has arrested some serving and retired civil servants in the state over a fraudulent contract worth N4.8billion, awarded in 2018.
Chairman of the agency, Justice Eni Esan in a statement on Wednesday confirmed that the arrest of some suspects.
Adding that the suspects committed the fraud at the Oyo State Road Maintenance Agency (OYSROMA).
According to Esaan, the fraud committed by the suspects involved the payment of the sum of N4.8billion to the three private companies, but that the companies failed to deliver the project.
“The Oyo State Anti-Corruption Agency (OYACA) has nabbed some retired and serving top civil servants of Oyo State Road Maintenance Agency (OYSROMA) for complicity in a fraudulent contract awarded in 2018,” she said.
“OYACA was able to discover this fraud despite concealment by the affected top officials to thwart the investigation exercise, the fraud involved the payment of a humongous amount of money in the sum of N4.8 billion to three companies yet to show up for investigation in spite of our invitations.
“The agency is on the heels of the affected companies to recoup the money paid into their accounts in 2018 for supplies not made to date, while an investigation is still ongoing, OYACA makes bold to say that the law is no respecter of persons and everyone who has any form of connection with the matter will be dealt with according to the law.
“We, hereby, reiterate our commitment to zero tolerance of corruption in the public service of Oyo State.” The statement affirmed.
Oyo State Anti-Corruption Agency (OYACA) was established by Governor Seyi Makinde.
