Joy Anyim
Two Chinese, Mr. Meng Wei Kun and Mr. Xu Koi, are in trouble for attempting to bribe the Sokoto zonal head of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Abdullahi Lawal.
The suspects, who were arrested, on Monday, May 11, had offered Lawal the sum of N50 million in a desperate bid to compromise ongoing investigations of a construction company, China Zhonghao Nig. Ltd handling contracts awarded by the Zamfara State Government in the sum of N50 billion between 2012 to 2019.
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According to a statement obtained from EFCC website, “The Sokoto zonal office of the Commission is investigating the construction company, in connection with the execution of contracts for the construction of township roads in Gummi, Bukkuyun, Anka and Nassarawa towns of Zamfara state; and also the construction of one hundred and sixty eight (168) solar- powered boreholes in the 14 local government areas of the state.
“Alarmed by the consistency and professionalism of investigation being conducted, the company reached out to Lawal with an offer of N100million as bribe to bury the matter. ”
To trap the corrupt officials, Lawal played along and, on Monday, two representatives of the company Meng Wei Kun and Xu Kuoi offered him cash totalling N50 million in their office along Airport Road, Sokoto.
The cash, it was learnt, was offered as a first installment, but implicated the company further.
