The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) has apprehended rhree polytechnic rectors and the secretary of the Committee of Federal Polytechnic Rectors (COFER) for taking bribe to the tune of N10,250,000.
The rectors include Dr Abubakar Yahaya (Rector, Federal Polytechnic, Mubi, Adamawa State), John Adekolawole (Rector, Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun State), Waziri Gumau (Rector, Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi, Bauchi State) and COFER secretary Ayegba Godwin.
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Spokesperson for the ICPC, Rasheedat Okoduwa, said in a statement the three rectors, who are management members of COFER, were arrested along with Godwin on the premises of the National Board for Technical Education in Abuja, after a whistle-blower contacted the commission over the alleged crime.
The statement said, “They were arrested on the NABTE premises in Abuja through a sting operation by the commission.
“They were arrested with the cash after a whistle-blower informed the ICPC that the four suspects and others at large were perfecting plans to violate the provisions of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act 2000.”
It was gathered that the suspects were granted administrative bail but would be arraigned as soon as investigations were completed.