Monday, 15 April 2013


EFCC Arrests Former Mint Managing Director Over Securency Bank Notes Bribery Scam

Posted: April 15, 2013 -
Ehi Okomoyon
By SaharaReporters, New York
Nigerian anti-corruption police has arrested a former managing director of the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company, Ehi Okomoyon, over his role in the Australian Securency banknotes scandal.
Mr. Okomoyon is facing interrogation for allegedly receiving bribes for the printing contract awarded to the Australian company during the tenure of former Central Bank governor, Charles Soludo. Mr. Soludo was briefly arrested and grilled in January by the EFCC.
Mr. Okomoyon was picked up yesterday and remains at the Abuja offices of the EFCC. He recently resigned from the mint after several billions of N1000 banknotes worth N2.1 billion suddenly disappeared under his watch.

EFCC spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed the arrest but did say when and if Mr. Okomoyon and Soludo will face trial for the bribery scam.
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