Leaked official communications show a trail of contradictory administrative orders designed to terminate Dr. Emmanuel's employment under the guise of "absenteeism."
A corruption and administrative crisis is unfolding at the Nigerian Institute for Trypanosomiasis Research (NITR), Kaduna, following the tracking of a multi-million-naira project fund diversion and a plot to sack a whistleblower.
Leaked internal documents obtained by our correspondent point to an alleged syndicate involving the misappropriation of federal project funds, systemic administrative fraud, and a campaign to terminate a senior research officer, Dr. Rolayo T. Emmanuel.
Investigation revealed that the crisis boiled over when the Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the Institute, Dr. Joachim Joseph Ajakaiye, allegedly directed that federal funds allocated for the 2024 Disease Surveillance and Control Project be bypassed and paid directly into a private commercial bank account.
The proxy account, held with First City Monument Bank (FCMB), is allegedly controlled by close allies of the DG, identified as the Acting Director of Finance and Accounts, Mrs. B.U. Michael, and an associate, Haruna Saidu.
