FINALLY, the Director-General of the National Centre for Women
Development, NCWD, Onyeka Onwenu, has honoured the invitation of the
Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, over
the allegation of N17million contract bribe levelled against her.
She was drilled and granted administrative bail by the
commission.
“She honoured the invitation on Monday 10th of August and
she has been granted bail,” the source confirmed.
However, the source refused to talk further on the outcome of
the investigation, maintaining that she had not been indicted, as the
investigation is still ongoing.
According to the source, “We are waiting for further directive,
the next action depends on whether she is culpable or not.”
Onyeka Onwenu had, Friday last week refused to honour the
invitation of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences
Commission, ICPC, over an alleged N17 million contract bribe, citing health
challenges.
Other persons earlier interrogated on the matter were
Mukhtar Usman, Jauro Jibrin and Sadeeq Umar, who were all released pending the
conclusion of the investigation.
Onwenu is being interrogated after her personal assistant, Chika Abazu, who was on July 10 arraigned before a Federal Capital Territory High Court on a six-count charge of bribery and gratification, was involved in a N17 million bribery allegation.
Onwenu is being interrogated after her personal assistant, Chika Abazu, who was on July 10 arraigned before a Federal Capital Territory High Court on a six-count charge of bribery and gratification, was involved in a N17 million bribery allegation.
Abazu, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The aide was denied bail and ordered to be remanded in the
Federal Prisons, Kuje, until the case is dispensed with.
The presiding judge, Justice Chukwu Ndukwe, adjourned the case
till September 28, for trial.
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