Newspaper Review: Mysterious School Teacher Who Gets N76k Salary but has N540m in Bank Account

Newspaper Review: Mysterious School Teacher Who Gets N76k Salary but has N540m in Bank Account

One of the biggest stories in Nigerian news media was that of Roseline Egbuha, a primary school teacher in Anambra state who earns N76,000 as salary but was discovered by the ICPC to have not less than N540 million in her bank account.

ICPC Finds N540 Million in Account of Primary School Teacher With N76K Salary, Court Makes Strong Decision

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Thursday, July 28, announced that it found a total of N540 million in the account of a public primary school teacher with a salary of N76,000.

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Egbuha is a school teacher in Anambra state
Source: UGC

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has also ordered the final forfeiture of N120 million traced to the teacher, Roseline Egbuha who teaches at Ozala Primary School, Abagana, Anambra state.

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