A level-14 civil servant earning a monthly salary of N121,460 has acquired exotic cars and different properties across FCT. She has allegedly stolen a total sum of N83million through various means and is now facing a 6-count charge bordering on fraud, stealing and abuse of office.
The countless cases of corruption of Nigerian civil service workers seems to be nothing compared to the case of Mrs. Akon Esu-Nte (Alias Imaobong Akon Esu-Nte), an accountant with the Nigeria Prison Service.
She was posted to the Nigerian Prisons Service from the Ministry of Finance. She has allegedly stolen a total sum of N83million through various means, of one which is the awarding of a contract worth N27.7million to supply 2779 aluminium cooking pots to two prisons. She is a signatory to the accounts of three companies including Abasiaga Global Resources Limited, Abasiono Nigeria Limited and Ememima Global Ventures Limited, which she established to secure 'contracts' from the Nigerian Prisons.
Akon Esu-Nte
Photo Credit: EFCC
Although she is a level-14 civil servant earning a monthly salary of N121,460, she has acquired exotic cars and different properties across FCT. She is now facing a 6-count charge bordering on fraud, stealing and abuse of office.
On Friday, November 14, 2014 she was arraigned before Justice Olukayode Adeniyi of the FCT High Court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Esu-Nte pleaded not guilty to her offences which are punishable under the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act 2000. Justice Adeniyi granted the accused bail in the sum of N50 million and two sureties who should be of the rank of director in a government establishment. The case was adjourned to 27 and 28 January, 2015 for trial.