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African Development Bank debars Sargittarius Nigeria Limited and its affiliates for 18 months for fraudulent practices

The African Development Bank Group ( <a id="92e24f22-1118-343a-a3a9-e2fe73b79972" href="http://www.AfDB.org"> www.AfDB.org </a> ), on 17 August 2021, announces the 18-month debarment of Sargittarius Nigeria Limited and its affiliates, including Sargittarius Henan Water Conservancy Engineering Limited, with effect from 28 July 2021. Sargittarius Nigeria Limited is a limited liability company registered in the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

An investigation conducted by the Bank’s Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption established that Sargittarius Nigeria Limited engaged in fraudulent practices during tenders for the construction of water infrastructure in Ibadan, Nigeria, under the Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Improvement Project in Nigeria.

The debarment renders Sargittarius Nigeria Limited and its affiliates ineligible to participate in Bank Group-financed projects during the debarment period. Additionally, the debarment qualifies for cross-debarment by other multilateral development banks under the Agreement for Mutual Enforcement of Debarment Decisions, including the Asian Development Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Inter-American Development Bank and the World Bank Group.

At the expiry of the debarment period, Sargittarius Nigeria Limited will only be eligible to resume participation in African Development Bank Group-financed projects on condition that it implements an integrity compliance program consistent with the Bank’s guidelines.

The Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Improvement Project is aimed at improving access to safe water supply and sanitation services in the cities of Ibadan and Jalingo, in the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The Project is co-financed by the African Development Fund, an entity of the African Development Bank Group, and the Government of Nigeria.

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Distributed by APO Group on behalf of African Development Bank Group (AfDB).

Media Contact: Amba Mpoke-Bigg, Communication and External Relations Department, African Development Bank Email: a.mpoke-bigg@afdb.org

Technical Contact: Chimene Clarisse Comoe, Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption (PIAC) Email: c.comoe@afdb.org

About the Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption The Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption of the African Development Bank Group is responsible for preventing, deterring and investigating allegations of corruption, fraud and other sanctionable practices in Bank Group-financed operations.

For more information visit: bit.ly/3s2bNiz African Development Bank staff and the general public can use secured hotlines of the Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption to report sanctionable practices within the Bank or operations financed by the Bank Group. Secured telephone: +1 (770) 776-5658 Secured email address: investigations@iacd-afdb.org Mail correspondence should be marked “CONFIDENTIAL” and sent to:

African Development Bank Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption (PIAC) Immeuble du Centre de commerce International d’Abidjan (CCIA) Avenue Jean-Paul II 01 BP 1387 Abidjan 01, Côte d'Ivoire

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