The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Sokoto Zonal office on Friday, May 15, 2020 arraigned the duo of Meng Wei Kun and Xui Kuoi, both Chinese.
They were arraigned before Justice Mohammed Sa’idu Sifawa of the State High Court Sokoto on two- count charges of conspiracy and offering bribe to a public servant to the tune of N100m.
The defendants were docked for allegedly offering to bribe the EFCC Sokoto Zonal Head, Mr. Abdullahi Lawal with the sum of N100m on behalf of a construction company: China Zhonghao Nig. Ltd.
The company is being investigated over contracts awarded it by the Zamfara State Government in the sum of over N50bn between 2012 and 2019.