Philo Nkem Ajufo, the acting General Manager of Delta State Tourism Board, has been detained by the EFCC over her role in a financial scam. Ms. Ajufo is being quizzed for conniving Actor turned politician, Richard Mofe Damijo (RMD), to embezzle
EFCC sources say RMD who is the Commissioner for Culture and Touring, is being sought by the anti-corruption agency, but he has been elusive. He is believed to be on the run.
Below is how an EFCC official confirmed the arrest of RMD's accomplice...
“As we talk, the Delta State Tourism GM, one Mrs. Nkem Ajufo, is been held in our headquarters here in Abuja over her involvement in the N50 million fraud.
Her boss, Mr. Richard Mofe Damijo, is not left out but as we speak he is still avoiding us.”
Two sources at the ministry told our reporter that the EFCC last week delivered a letter inviting Ms. Ajufo to appear at their headquarters. She was asked to bring along relevant documents concerning the N50 million that was meant for the purported 2007 Delta Expo event which never held.
The sources disclosed that RMD went underground on learning about the current development.
One source told our reporter that the commissioner, who is reported to be building himself a massive underground edifice in Lagos, was trying to use political contacts in Delta and Abuja to scuttle the EFCC’s investigation and washed his hands off the scam.
It was learnt that RMD denied knowledge of the money during the budget defense exercise.
Several calls and sms texts sent to Mr. Damijo and Ms. Ajufo’s mobile lines were not answered. After a while, the commissioner switched off his mobile phone.
Recall that last year, news broke of the N50 million allegedly embezzled by RMD, a serving commissioner and the acting GM of the state’s tourism board.
Source: Sahara Reporters
The sources disclosed that RMD went underground on learning about the current development.
One source told our reporter that the commissioner, who is reported to be building himself a massive underground edifice in Lagos, was trying to use political contacts in Delta and Abuja to scuttle the EFCC’s investigation and washed his hands off the scam.
It was learnt that RMD denied knowledge of the money during the budget defense exercise.
Several calls and sms texts sent to Mr. Damijo and Ms. Ajufo’s mobile lines were not answered. After a while, the commissioner switched off his mobile phone.
Recall that last year, news broke of the N50 million allegedly embezzled by RMD, a serving commissioner and the acting GM of the state’s tourism board.
Source: Sahara Reporters
I can believe this........
ReplyDeleteMaybe someone is just trying to destroy him. RMD cant steal public money. No way... Ovie
Seems all Nigerians are thief afterall tbe difference is who has the opportunity to the money that belong to the masses...I feel like crying for Nigeria! *sad*
ReplyDeleteTHIS IS SHOCKING
ReplyDeleteHmmmmmmmm!
ReplyDeleteHard to believe that such a respect ans loved star would do something like this. Hard to believe
ReplyDeleteIf u had to cry....cry my brother,it is treable,the country is completly finished by this crimenals called politician.Revolution is all we beging for,we cannot contn these way........No we cant
ReplyDeleteRmd is Iboris right hand man naa. That's why d governor has not fired him,but in this case he is on his own!
ReplyDeleteIf he has nothing to hide,he can go voluntarily and tell EFCC what he knows abt d money.
He can run but he can't hide. One at a time all these thieves will be shamed!
I hope is not true...
ReplyDeleteYes corruption is a Nigerian and RMD is just one of its offsprings.....the more u steal the lesser ur purnishment
ReplyDeleteNo be ordinary 50million is dat why dey r diisturbing d guy man?
ReplyDeleteMake dey chill abeg!
Make una tell this dude to contact me make I give am fifty million give back him ministry. Why d man dey run naa?
ReplyDeleteObasanjo,Orji Uzor kalu etc wey steal Billlions in Dollars r still standing. A whole RMD come scram cos of 50million naira. U should be ahsamed of ur hussle ma guy!
Wats d noise abt?#50m n som pipo r ranting n saying shits abt RMD,d ones dat steal in billions of dolls al of una de shutup o.abeg make we hear.mtcheeeeeew.
ReplyDeleteThere isn't any saint anywhere any more! It is often said that 'try/test a man(woman) with three things namely; power,woman and money then see whether he/she will fall/fail or not.' What's unbelievable about this story? Apart from the fact that the story isn't new, what's special about RMD that he can't embezzle 50m naira?! Those of you rebuking him, are you clean or free? Search yourselves, are you fair and sincere in dealing with others around you? Think of the little-little things that you believe do not matter but counts. The society has become so dirty that you have to buy employment! Imagine paying 250 grand to gain employment. What do you expect from such employee? Two wrongs can never make a right. The society is corrupt because our homes are corrupt. Nobody cares about morals any more but wealth. The society is so full of cheats(shits) that everywhere and everybody stink. Somebody is always preaching revolution here as if he can and is ready to bell the cat while some punks are always tribalising every damn issue due to their corrupt and dirty minds. Corruption isn't all about money. Do you imagine jumping a queue and some other acts of indiscipline that later evolve into full blown dirty practice tagged as corruption. Untill we change our individual attitudes that's when the society can improve for better. God will not do for man what man should do for himself.The macro society is a reflection of the micro society. Charity begins at home.
ReplyDeleteyou have said it all, my brother.
DeleteWe as a people are the problem with the society. the driver will inflate the cost of buying fuel in the company's car and in the same breath abuse the government for being thieves. What is the difference, he stole N1,000 the other N1million. Just goes to show you that given the opportunity he will do the same.
We all need to change our priorities.
There isn't any saint anywhere any more! It is often said that 'try/test a man(woman) with three things namely; power,woman and money then see whether he/she will fall/fail or not.' What's unbelievable about this story? Apart from the fact that the story isn't new, what's special about RMD that he can't embezzle 50m naira?! Those of you rebuking him, are you clean or free? Search yourselves, are you fair and sincere in dealing with others around you? Think of the little-little things that you believe do not matter but counts. The society has become so dirty that you have to buy employment! Imagine paying 250 grand to gain employment. What do you expect from such employee? Two wrongs can never make a right. The society is corrupt because our homes are corrupt. Nobody cares about morals any more but wealth. The society is so full of cheats(shits) that everywhere and everybody stink. Somebody is always preaching revolution here as if he can and is ready to bell the cat while some punks are always tribalising every damn issue due to their corrupt and dirty minds. Corruption isn't all about money. Do you imagine jumping a queue and some other acts of indiscipline that later evolve into full blown dirty practice tagged as corruption. Untill we change our individual attitudes that's when the society can improve for better. God will not do for man what man should do for himself.The macro society is a reflection of the micro society. Charity begins at home.
ReplyDeleteCharlie, why don't you start your own blog? This your epistle is too long. Comment don long pass write-up. Philosophical idiot. Mtchewwwwww
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