Ex-BPE boss Dikki arraigned for N1bn PHCN severance benefit scam
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday arraigned a former Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises, Benjamin Dikki, before Justice Yusuf Halilu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, on four counts of alleged corruption and abuse of office.
Dikki who was arraigned alongside his company, Kebna Studios & Communications Limited, allegedly received about N1 billion bribe from Bestworth Insurance Brokers for his role in facilitating the approval of outstanding insurance premiums and claims of deceased and incapacitated staff of the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria.