Nigeria, Jan. 22 -- The Enugu State Government has received N1.28 billion from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) recovered from the Chief Executive Officer of Sujimoto Luxury Construction Limited, Olasijibomi Ogundele.

The EFCC Zonal Director in Enugu, Daniel Ise, presented the funds, through some bank cheques, to officials of the state government on Wednesday in Enugu.

PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that the state government had claimed Mr Ogundele absconded after he was paid N5.7 billion for the construction of 22 Smart Green Schools in different parts of Enugu State.

The government consequently filed a petition to the EFCC against Mr Ogundele which prompted the anti-graft agency to declare the entrepreneur wanted o...