A former worker with the Nigerian Prisons Service, Ondo State Command has been arraigned before Justice Olabode Adegbengbe of High Court 5, Akure, Ondo State, by the Independent Corrupt Practices and
other related offences Commission for alleged fraudulent receipt of salary overpayments.
“According to the particulars of the case, at various times in 2012, while being a public officer in the employment of the then Nigerian Prisons Service, Ondo State Command, the accused was allegedly overpaid through her First Bank salary account no. 2004992044 amounts that were far above her monthly remuneration, totalling N1.2m.”
“Counts one to five of the charge sheet stated that at various times in 2012, she was outrageously paid amounts that were far above her monthly statutory remuneration, thereby committing fraudulent receipt of property, an offence contrary to Section 13 and punishable under Section 68 of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act 2000.
The ICPC statement said the accused pleaded not guilty to all the charges, while her counsel, A. O. Oluwole, made an oral application for bail, which was not opposed by the prosecution counsel, Kehinde Adetoye.
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