allafrica.com on December 19, 2011 reported that the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned two Benin Owena River Basin Development Authority (BORBDA) officials before the High Court of Edo State over a N2.5 million salary scam. ICPC’s head Public, Enlightenment Mr. Mike Sowe said this in Abuja. He said the two persons where before the court for “conferring corrupt advantage upon themselves” and illegally collecting over N2 million from the River Basin Development Authority. Mike said one of the accused officers, Mr. Monday Isiorko Okoh is a salary officer while Ehudi Lazarus is a cashier with the authority.

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