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POLICE ARREST CONTRACTOR OVER N1.09BN FRAUD IN ENUGU
The Nigeria Police Force has arrested a contractor for allegedly perpetuating a N1.09 billion procurement fraud in Enugu State.
The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this in a statement on Friday.
Adejobi was responding to published reports that the Enugu State government’s account was hacked, and the sum of N1.09 billion was stolen by hackers.
According to him, the case was procurement fraud, not a cyber breach.
He, however, added that the money had been recovered from the contractor after an arrest.
The police image maker did not, however, mention the name of the contractor involved in the fraud.
“The Nigerian Police Force hereby categorically dismiss the false narrative and rumour circulating online about an alleged hack of the Enugu State Government’s official account, resulting in the theft of N1.09 billion.
“This assertion is completely unfounded. There has been no hacking of the Enugu State Government’s account, and the allegations of theft amounting to N1.09 billion are entirely baseless.
“The case, which was investigated by the NPF-National Cyber Crime Centre, NCCC, was a case of procurement fraud, not a cyber-breach,” the statement said.
