Offences Commission (ICPC) on Wednesday confirmed
the arrest of a Principal Manager with the Power
Holding Companies of Nigeria (PHCN), Engr. Omololu
Olusesi Gabriel, for allegedly demanding a bribe of
N100, 000 from a customer to install two
transformers.
The commission has also put in place five toll free
lines for whistleblowers.
The ICPC made the disclosures in a statement signed
by its Head of Media, Mr. Folu Olamiti.
The statement said: "An ICPC sting operation has
landed a top official of the Power Holding Companies
of Nigeria (PHCN), Engr. Omololu Olusesi Gabriel into
trouble as he has been nabbed by the operatives of
ICPC for allegedly demanding a bribe of N100, 000 to
install two transformers from a PHCN customer.
"Omololu, a Principal Manager with PHCN Abuja
Distribution Company in Zone 4, was arrested through
a sting operation, following a petition filed against
him.
"The petitioner had formally applied to purchase and
install two transformers – a 100 KVA/33/0.415 KV and
a 50 KVA/33/0.415 KV, and had filed his application
through the Principal Manager (PC and M) at the said
PHCN office.
"It alleged that Omololu on receiving the application
demanded a bribe of N100, 000 for the release of one
of the transformers, and had subsequently taken the
half payment of N50, 000 from the petitioner.
"Infuriated by Omololu's insistence on collecting the
balance of N50, 000 as condition for releasing the
second transformer, the petitioner then turned to
ICPC for succour and the Commission arrested the
suspect after a sting operation when he collected
marked money as balance.
"Omololu's schedule of duties as a public officer,
include among others: protection of PHCN
installations, testing of electrical equipment and
preparation of permission letter for release of
transformers, none of which required him to demand
a fee from customers.
"The ICPC operatives were able to establish that the
petitioner, indeed, submitted two applications for
permission to purchase and install two specification of
transformers 100 KVA/33/0.451 KV and 50
KVA/33/0.415 to PHCN, and that the petitioner
collected one of the approvals upon payment of N50,
000.00 demanded by the suspect.
"And that the petitioner was denied the second
approval for his inability to provide the balance of
N50, 000.00.
"The PHCN official would be facing prosecution for
allegedly contravenes section 8 and 10 of the ICPC
Act 2000."
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