Economic and Financial Crimes Commission officials. Photo: EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has commenced an investigation into the alleged abandonment of an 11-kilometre section of the Summit Junction-Asaba-Onitsha Head Bridge Road in Delta State, after about N14bn was reportedly paid to the contractor.
A top official of the EFCC confirmed the development to our correspondent on Monday, saying investigators had visited the project site to establish the state of the project.
“A serious investigation has commenced on the matter. Our crack investigators had been there to verify what is happening. I can’t disclose more than that because the investigation is still at an early stage,” the official said.
The investigation followed a petition by an activist and Publisher of The Common Good Letter, Rev David Ugolor, urging the anti-graft agency to investigate allegations surrounding the award, funding, execution and supervision of the road project.
