The EFCC on August 2, 2016 arrested a level 6 officer of the Accounts Department of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, Ch...
Also arrested was her brother, Abdul-Shehu Obaze, a staff at the Commercial Department of FAAN in Ilorin and Dominic Ojo, an IT officer at FAAN Headquarters, Lagos.
Her arrest followed an anonymous petition, which indicated that she allegedly diverted the 100M, by iputing names of non-FAAN staff into its payroll. She allegedly conspired with Obaze, to caryout the fraud.
Obaze was found to have about 8 different accounts in 7 banks, which were used to receive the money for onward distribution to “several high ranking officers within 1 year.
The funds were being paid into his various bank accounts with the narrative, “Furniture Allowance”. However, while allowance for FAAN's furniture is usually paid once in three years, Obaze received the “allowance” several times within a year.
EFCC said the fraud has been going on since 2013. It uncovered a payroll with names of many dead, retired and disengaged staff of FAAN listed against Obaze's different bank accounts.
On questioning him Obaze, a level nine officer, confessed that other FAAN officials were involved in the massive fraud, including Olabode's husband who works in the Human Resources department of FAAN.
Olabode and Ojo currently enjoy admin bail, while Obaze remains in EFCC custody.
They would be charged to court as soon as investigation unfolds.
