The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has successfully secured a conviction against Professor Saviour Nathan Agoro, the former Provost of Isaac Jasper College of Education, Sagbama, Bayelsa State, and the institution’s former accountant, Perez Friday Lakemfa, on charges of contract fraud amounting to N285 million.informationguidenigeria
Professor Agoro and Lakemfa were arraigned at the Bayelsa State High Court on multiple counts under the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act 2000. They were accused of having personal interests and conferring corrupt advantages on themselves and their relations through contracts awarded by the college.NYSC PORTAL
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A specific charge highlighted that on November 28, 2014, Professor Agoro, while serving as Provost and CEO of the college, improperly awarded a contract worth N47,115,915 for furnishing lecturers’ offices to Neatmosa Integrated Services Limited, a company where he was reportedly a director. This contract was part of the 2013 and 2014 merged Tetfund Normal Intervention programme.
In a 12-count charge, Justice D.E. Adekeme found Professor Agoro guilty on counts 1 and 5 to 12, while Lakemfa was convicted on counts 2 to 4. The judge imposed non-custodial sentences on both defendants: Professor Agoro was given an option of a one million naira fine, and Lakemfa, a N100,000 fine.JAMB Result
The prosecution, led by Mrs. Peace Arocha and Dr. Agada Akogu, informed the court that the ICPC received a petition in May 2017 alleging that Professor Agoro had misused Tetfund funds by awarding contracts to his own company and those owned by his relatives between 2012 and 2014, in violation of public procurement rules.JAMB Portal
The ICPC’s investigation further revealed that a contract for constructing a language laboratory and music studio was awarded to Nancydor Ekperi and Sons Co. Ltd., owned by a friend of Agoro and Lakemfa. Additional contracts for construction and supplies were also improperly awarded to companies linked to the convicts’ family members, indicating a widespread abuse of power and public funds.
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