EFCC interrogates head of service, Winifred Oyo-Ita, over N3bn fraud

Head of Service of the Federation Winifred Oyo-Ita
Head of Service of the Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has interrogated the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita, for alleged N3 billion contract scam.

Mrs Oyo-Ita was quizzed for four days beginning from August 8 and kept in the agency’s custody, The Nation has said.

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She was also interrogated over abuse of duty tour allowance, money laundering and stealing of government funds.

Oyo-Ita had in July denied reports that N16 billion meant for Civil Servants Group Life Insurance Scheme (GLIS) was stolen from her office.

The HoS has now been admitted in a private hospital in Jabi, Abuja after being released on administrative bail.

The EFCC is said to have blocked an account linked to one of Oyo-Ita’s close aides which contain about N600 million which is unaccounted for.

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The commission is working on obtaining an interim forfeiture order to seize the cash.

The N3 billion said to be linked personally to Oyo-Ita allegedly came in through proxy companies.

The monies linked to her were discovered during a probe of a former minister under who she served as permanent secretary.