Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have
arrested a serving Director General of the National Biotechnology
Development Agency, NABDA, Professor( Mrs) Lucy Jumeyi Ogbadu, for her
alleged involvement in criminal conspiracy and diversion of public funds
to the tune of N23million.
Ogbadu was arrested on Wednesday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State,
following her alleged linkage with the Bayelsa State's Director of
Bioresources Development Centre, Mr. Josiah Habu who is being
investigated by the EFCC in a case of fraudulent diversion of the sum of
N75,0000,000.00k( Seventy Five Million Naira only).
Investigations by the EFCC showed that Ogbadu allegedly received the
sum of N23million through a bank account belonging to the wife of Habu,
Mrs. Esther Habu and admitted same in a voluntary statement made to the
EFCC.
Further investigations have also shown that, Mrs Esther Habu is one of
the contractors with Bioresources Development Centre, Odi, Bayelsa State
and a total sum of N603,000,000.00k( Six Hundred and Three Million
Naira only) has been traced to her, in different deals involving over 20
Directors of Bioresources Development Centres across the country.
Ogbadu's linkage with all these scams is being investigated. She has
been duly served with bail conditions while investigations continue.
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