ICPC arraigns ex- provost, officers over alleged misuse of funds

JAMB parades staff for extorting UTME candidates, parents

THE Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission ( ICPC) has arraigned a former Provost of the Federal College of Education ( Technical), Asaba, Dr. Ignatius Ezoem and some principal officers over alleged corrupt enrichment and misapplication of funds.

Other principal officers arraigned at the Federal High Court, Asaba, Delta

State are Director of Works, Chukwuka Jonas Ifechukwude and the Registrar, Ogbechie Linus. Ogbechie was arraigned for conspiring with the former provost to employ his ( Ezeom) unqualified relation, thereby committing an offence contrary to section 26 ( 1) ( c) and punishable under section 19 of the ICPC Act 2000.

Ezeom and Ifechukwude were arraigned for confering unfair advantage on Moropol Construction Limited by approving payment of N33.8m, representing 50 per cent of the contract sum in February 2013, but the contract was not executed.

“That you Ezoem Nwanze Ignatius and Ugbechie Linus in February 2013 as Provost and Register, Federal College of Education conspired to confer corrupt advantage on Egbulem John Paul Nkenna, a relation of Ezoem’s wife by employment when he did not qualify for a job in public service,” the charge reads.

MEANWHILE, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board ( JAMB), has paraded two employees for extorting money from Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination ( UTME) candidates with the promise to help them secure admission.