At least six employees of the Ministry of Health in Ebonyi State have been arrested for allegedly stealing government property.
The PUNCH reports that the suspects were reportedly apprehended on Saturday night at the ministry’s premises while attempting to move the items to points of sale.
Governor Francis Nwifuru disclosed the arrests in a statement issued on Sunday by his Chief Press Secretary, Monday Uzor.
The statement read, “Ebonyi State Governor, Chief Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, has ordered the arrest and prosecution of one Mr Ndukwe Ayansi and five others for allegedly diverting materials meant for the State’s Ministry of Health.”
The governor, who was on his way to inspect a project, spotted a Toyota Dyna truck being loaded with registers, books, and other materials from the ministry’s warehouse.
