The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested of two Chinese nationals who offered a N100 million bribe to the commission’s top officer in Sokoto.

The two Chinese Nationals identified as Meng Wei Kun and Xu Kuoi were arrested on Monday according to the statement on the official Facebook page of the commission.

“The Sokoto Zonal Office of the EFCC, has arrested two Chinese: Mr. Meng Wei Kun and Mr. Xu Koi for offering a sum of N50,000,000 as bribe to its Zonal Head, Mr. Abdullahi Lawal,” the statement reads.

“The suspects were arrested on Monday, May 11, 2020 in Sokoto.

The suspects allegedly tried to bribe the commission in ‘desperate’ attempt to influence ongoing investigations of a construction company, China Zhonghao Nig. Ltd, handling contracts awarded by the Zamfara State Government in the sum of N50,000,000,000.00(Fifty Billion Naira) between 2012 to 2019.

“The zonal office of the Commission is investigating the construction company, in connection with the execution of contracts for the construction of township roads in Gummi, Bukkuyun, Anka and Nassarawa towns of Zamfara state and also the construction of one hundred and sixty-eight (168) solar-powered boreholes in the 14 local government areas of the state,” the statement continued.

“Alarmed by the consistency and professionalism of investigation being conducted, the company reached out to Lawal with an offer of N100,000,000 (One Hundred Million Naira) as a bribe to “bury” the matter,” he added.