Documented cases of fraud, corruption, and financial misconduct by Enugu State government officials and agencies during the 2023–present term. Sources linked on each card.
3
Total cases
0
Convicted
2
Ongoing
0
Dismissed
Govt response:
OngoingPursuing
Allegation
The Enugu State Government accused Sujimoto Luxury Construction Limited and its CEO, Sijibomi Ogundele, of defrauding the state of ₦5.7 billion in mobilisation funds (50% of an over ₦11 billion contract) for building 22 Smart Green Schools, alleging he vanished after payment, leaving projects largely incomplete, with substandard work by unqualified engineers, and that he used a bank account other than the one named in his contract bond.
Outcome / Status
The EFCC froze Ogundele's personal and company accounts, seized his international passport, and secured a court order to detain him for questioning; the state reassigned the affected school sites to new contractors and said it would pursue full recovery of the misappropriated funds. Ogundele denied wrongdoing, attributing delays to inflation, forex volatility, and security concerns.
Administration's response
The government publicly and repeatedly insisted the contractor had defrauded it, dismissing his public denials as 'crocodile tears,' and reassigned the contract rather than continuing to work with him.
OngoingStalled
Allegation
An investigation found that senior Enugu State officials — reportedly including Secretary to the State Government Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, Housing Commissioner Martin Chukwunweike, the Managing Director of the Enugu State Housing Development Corporation, and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria — held director or significant-control positions in a private company, Coal City Eastern Extension Estate Alliance Ltd, allegedly used to acquire, allocate, and sell thousands of hectares of land earmarked for the New Enugu Smart City project.
Outcome / Status
The Code of Conduct Bureau opened an investigation into possible abuse of office and conflict-of-interest violations, but the probe stalled amid suspicion of bribery within the process itself; the government separately issued a public notice in July 2026 declaring that no land transactions within the Smart City acquisition area would be recognised without government approval.
Administration's response
No detailed on-record government rebuttal of the specific SPV ownership allegations was identified for this entry; the government's public response focused on asserting control over land transactions going forward rather than directly addressing the conflict-of-interest allegations against named officials.
resolvedresolved
Allegation
Rogue revenue agents were found to be extorting residents through unauthorised roadblocks, illegal daily tolls, and forged revenue receipts, despite the government's official single-tax-payment reforms.
Outcome / Status
Governor Mbah publicly acknowledged the extortion, suspended daily toll collection from traders without lock-up shops, declared it illegal, and the Enugu State Police Command arraigned suspects for stealing, forgery of receipts, and illegal revenue collection; a standing task force was constituted to continue tracking offenders.
Administration's response
The government took direct enforcement action — suspending the illegal toll practice and supporting police prosecution of identified offenders — rather than denying the problem.