Ex -NITEL Manager Arrested For Stealing & Selling NITEL Equipment In Kwara State

The manager of the defunct Nigerian Telecommunication
Limited (NITEL) has been caught by Kwara NSCDC
command for allegedly stealing and selling some
equipment owned by the defunct firm.
The suspect identified as 62-year-old Benedict
Uwulekhue who moved the equipment from NITEL office
to his house said prospective buyers pressured him to
sell the equipment to them.
Uwulekhue who said he did it in good faith claimed
innocence of his actions.
He allegedly offered N140,000 to Kwara State NSCDC
Commandant Pedro Ideba to kill the criminal
investigation but his offer was rejected.
The suspect was paraded alongside 11
other accomplices on allegation of vandalism, criminal
conspiracy and illegal sale of NITEL equipment in Kwara
today.