Nigerian varsity Vice Chancellor lands in EFCC net over alleged contract scam

The Vice Chancellor, Federal University Gusau, Prof. Magaji Garba, is reportedly in EFCC custody following an allegation of N260 million contract scam leveled against him.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), a reliable source at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), disclosed the arrest on Monday.

The source said that the accused, sometime in 2018 fraudulently obtained the sum of N260 million from a contractor, Shehu Sambo, to facilitate a contract.

The VC collected the said amount on the pretext that the university was going to award his company a contract worth N3 billion for the construction of perimeter wall fence around the institution, the source said.

The contract, however, did not materialise and the money was not returned.

“He was detained by the agency on Thursday January 28 after he honoured an invitation in relation to his involvement in a case of abuse of office, corrupt practices and contract scam.

“The VC is still being grilled by investigators of the EFCC, who are interested in knowing what happened to the money, ” NAN quoted the source saying.

Garba was still being held at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja as at the time of filling this report.