The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will today arraign the immediate past Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Winifred Oyo-Ita.
Mr. Tony Orilade, who is the anti-graft’s spokesperson revealed yesterday in Abuja that she would be arraigned along with eight others before Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja.
Those to be charged with her for fraud allegations relating to Duty Tour Allowances (DTA); estacodes; conference fees and kickbacks are Frontline Ace Global Services Limited and Asanaya Projects Limited.
The others include Garba Umar and his companies: Slopes International Limited; Gooddeal Investments Limited; Ubong Okon Effiok and his own company, U & U Global Services Limited; and Prince Mega Logistics Limited.
The EX-HOS was sacked in September last year after about N600 million was allegedly found in her aide’s bank account.
EFCC investigations reportedly traced about N3billion to Oyo-Ita said to be kickbacks on contracts, illegal estacodes, and DTA received from the government.
The statement read: “During the investigation, it was discovered that Oyo-Ita, in her roles in the civil service as Director, Permanent Secretary and Head of Service, used her companies as well as Effiok and Umar’s companies as fronts to receive kickbacks from contractors of various ministries and parastatals where she worked.
“The former Head of Service in collusion with Effiok who was her Special Assistant, along with one Titus Tomsin, made bogus claims of fictitious DTA, estacodes, conference fees which were paid by the government to the accounts of the suspects.”
