A former Bursar of the Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Elijah Oladapo, has been convicted for fraud by Justice A. L. Ogunmoye of the Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State.
The convict was first arraigned by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission in 2021.
Oladapo was arraigned alongside the former Rector of the same institution, Theresa Taiwo Akande, for allegedly receiving over N500,000 as kickbacks from a contractor handling construction projects in the school.
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The Commission, in a nine-count charge filed before the court, said their actions contravened Sections 8(1) (a), 19 and 20 of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000.
The accused persons had pleaded not guilty when the charges were read to them, which set the tone for the long trial.
During the trial, the court heard how the convict had in 2015 abused his office by demanding and receiving kickbacks from a contractor handling the construction and furnishing of lecture theatres and offices in the school.
In his ruling, Justice Ogunmoye discharged and acquitted Akande, the 1st defendant, on counts one to three.
He however, found Oladapo, the 2nd defendant, guilty of the charges levelled against him in counts four to nine.
He therefore sentenced Oladapo to five years imprisonment for counts four to seven with an option of a fine of N1.2 million, while he also sentenced him to two years imprisonment on counts eight and nine without an option of fine.
The convict has since been sent to the correctional centre to serve his time.