Federal Medical Centre Onitsha Awards ₦45.2 Million To Newly Registered Company Suspected To Be Looting Conduit

Secrets Reporters

The Federal Medical Centre Onitsha has come under scrutiny after disbursing a total of ₦45,231,488.37 to Ebonyshield Solutions Limited, a company that had been in existence for only about a year at the time of the transactions.

The beneficiary, Ebonyshield Solutions Limited, received seven separate payments from the agency in 2025, all linked to the provision of security services.

On 24 November 2025, the Federal Medical Centre Onitsha paid Ebonyshield Solutions Limited ₦6,517,883.72 for the provision of security services for August 2025. The transaction was processed under Payment No. 1001351372-6, with Payer Code 0521027058.

We gathered that on 13 May 2025, the agency paid Ebonyshield Solutions Limited the sum of ₦6,124,186.05 for security services rendered in February 2025. The transaction was processed under Payment No. 1001287121-4, with Payer Code 0521027058.

Fast forward to 25 July 2025, we gathered that the agency again made another payment to Ebonyshield Solutions Limited, this time amounting to ₦6,517,883.72 for security services rendered in April 2025. The transaction was processed under Payment No. 1001302701-4, with Payer Code 0521027058.

We further gathered that on 15 August 2025, the agency paid the same company ₦6,517,883.72 for security services for May 2025. The transaction was processed under Payment No. 1001310257-1, with Payer Code 0521027058.

Fast forward to 28 October 2025, the agency made another payment of ₦6,517,883.72 to the same company for security services rendered in July 2025. The transaction was processed under Payment No. 1001341669-7, with Payer Code 0521027058.

We gathered that on 19 December 2025, the agency paid the same company ₦6,517,883.72 for security services for September 2025. The transaction was processed under Payment No. 1001362224-6, with Payer Code 0521027058.

Finally, on 31 December 2025, we gathered that the agency again paid the same company ₦6,517,883.72 for security services for October 2025. The transaction was processed under Payment No. 1001374492-20, with Payer Code 0521027058.

Corporate records indicate that Ebonyshield Solutions Limited was registered on 3 November 2024. This timeline is notable, as it places the company’s incorporation just about a year before the first of these payments was made.

Under the Public Procurement Act 2007, companies seeking federal government contracts are required to provide evidence of tax payments for the preceding three years, alongside audited financial statements covering the same period. These provisions are designed to ensure that public funds are awarded to entities with verifiable operational history and financial credibility.

What emerges, therefore, is not merely a record of payments but a set of questions relating to due process, compliance, and the gaps that may exist between regulatory requirements and actual practice.