How Nigeria Police Awarded N1.7Billion Safe School Contracts To Two Firms Linked To Same Owner Under Ex-IGP Egbetokun
A SaharaReporters review of the public payments portal, Govspend, has exposed suspected contract splitting allegedly carried out by the Nigeria Police Force under the leadership of Kayode Egbetokun in the award of Safe School projects.
According to the review of the portal, on November 28, 2023, a contract worth N874 million was awarded to Dalori Global Engineering Limited for "Safe School Intervention Projects" in the North-Central geopolitical region of Nigeria.
Checks on the Corporate Affairs Commission's beneficial ownership register show that the company is owned by "Baba Bukar Aji", who is listed as the sole person with significant control.
On the same date, November 28, 2023, another N874 million contract was awarded to Hikam Engineering and Consulting Limited for a "Safe School Intervention Project" in the South-West region of the country.
