On Saturday 21st, 2023, Lepelle Nkumpi, the city official of Limpopo, was arrested for corruption. Since this news spread online, it has been trending on the internet and making headlines everywhere. According to the source, the officer arrested on Saturday is a 33-year-old woman. Hawks provincial spokesman Matimba Maluleke said the 33-year-old city worker was arrested by Hawks Limpopo on corruption charges after a complaint was filed by a businessman who was unofficially asked for payment after winning construction contract. In the following sections, we have discussed this issue in detail. Please scroll down the page and you must go through the following sections of this article. Stay tuned for more updates on PKBNews
Lepelle Nkumpi arrested
Captain Matimba Maluleke, a spokesman for The Hawks Limpopo, said: “Plaintiff, who is a businessman, claims that he has signed up for a tender advertised by the (local) authority (Lepelle Nkumpi) to purchase the purchase. road construction machinery,” the spokesperson added that the complainant awaiting official announcement of the construction bid winner received a call from someone who said he was from the Lepelle Nkumpi Local Municipality . The person on the phone from Lepelle Nkumpi asked the winning businessman to meet him at the city office in Lebowakgomo to discuss the bid he had applied for.
When the complainant went to the city office to discuss the tender, he was asked to pay R30,000 for the tender he was awarded. But the prosecutor informed the Hawks members about the Polokwane corruption investigation. Then a covert operation was launched. It is alleged that the local city’s chief financial officer, Lepelle Nkumpi, met the complainant in her car in Polokwane near a restaurant. The complainant paid the amount to the city clerk.
Suddenly the Hawks responded there, CFO Lepelle Nkumpi tried to run away but couldn’t. A member of the Hawks chased her and captured her before she could disappear into Polokwane. Police said the money she received and the car she was driving had been confiscated. The chief financial officer will appear before Judge Polokwane on Monday. Now that’s all about this story, keep an eye on this site for more details and updates.
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Source: newstars.edu.vn