Delta Scholarship Board Secretary, Accountant in trouble over N169m fraud

The Secretary and Chief Accountant of the Delta State Scholarship Board, Peter Amromanoh and Andrew Boji Nkwor, have been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), for defrauding the agency to the tune of N169 million while they were in office.

The duo were docked before Justice C. O Emifoniye of the Delta State High Court, Asaba on a 5-count charge bordering on conspiracy and stealing.

In a press release signed by the EFCC Head of Publicity and Media, Wilson Uwujare, the two accused had, between 2008 and 2012, stolen the money which was meant for the payment of Bursary to students of Delta State origin studying in various institutions of higher learning in the 2008 to 2010 sessions by fraudulently paying same to ghost students, thereby converting the money to themselves.