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Sale of two jeeps worth ₦31 million for ₦1.5 million by the Lake Chad Research Institute

Status
No final report
Assembly
Senate
Opened
8 April 2021
Assembly term
9th National Assembly (2019–2023)
Committee
Committee on Public Accounts
Sum at issue
₦31 million
Subject
Public assets and privatization
Without a report for
2,043 days

While examining the Auditor-General's reports for 2015 to 2018, the Senate Public Accounts Committee began investigating the sale by officials of the Lake Chad Research Institute, Maiduguri, of two Toyota Prado jeeps bought in 2013 and 2014 for ₦31 million, which were sold for ₦1.5 million three years later. The audit also found that a Toyota Hiace bus could not be accounted for.

What the record shows

  • 8 April 2021
    Probe opened.
  • As of 11 November 2026
    No final report of this probe has been found on the public record.

Opened more than 120 days ago, and no final report of the committee has been found on the public record. Interim reports and hearings are shown where known. Know of a report, hearing or outcome missing here? Send a correction.