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Nigerian Tribune, Nigeria
02 April 2008
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Nigeria: ICPC quizzes Ehindero
FORMER Inspector General of Police, Mr. Sunday Ehindero, was quizzed on Wednesday by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) for his alleged involvement in the N557 million police arms deal.
The former police boss, according to a source close to the anti-graft commission, was interrogated by the ICPC for over two hours.
Mr. Ehindero, Nigerian Tribune learnt, arrived at the ICPC headquarters in Abuja at 10.15 a.m. and left the premises at 12.30 p.m.
Ehindero, who wore a multi-colour ankara (agbada) and a cap to match, was taken into Room FF 12 of the ICPC building where he was interrogated.
The former police boss, the source said, was invited by the commission to say what he knew and his involvement in the N557 million deals.
Specifically, he was invited to answer questions on the interest that accrued on the N557 million, which stood at N16.5 million.
During the interrogation, Ehindero was said to have admitted that he was the one that gave the order that the money be saved in banks.
He also admitted that he directed them to bring the N16.5 million being the interest of the money, but added that he spent it on operations.
The ICPC had earlier arrested and interrogated two suspects, a deputy director and an assistant director in the Public Affairs Department of the Ministry of Interior, on March 14 over the alleged fraud.
The former IG had allegedly asked for N557 million from the former Governor of Bayelsa State, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, to buy arms and ammunition to strengthen security in the state.
Mr. Ehindero was said to have lodged the money in a fixed deposit account for some months before he informed the President that he had received the money.
The former police boss was accused of collecting N16.5 million interest and converting it into personal use.
The two directors involved were said to have made useful statements during their interrogation, which prompted the invitation of Ehindero for questioning.
Also, the directors had promised to refund their share of the N27 million, which is the total sum said to have been diverted from the N557 million given for arms and ammunition.
The source told the Nigerian Tribune that the directors had jointly refunded N10 million. Three million naira was refunded as the first instalment, while another N7 million was refunded to the commission on Tuesday.
The Resident Consultant, Media and Events to ICPC, Mr. Folu Olamiti, confirmed the interrogation of Mr. Ehindero at the ICPC headquarters and stated that investigations were still on.
On the other pieces of information supplied by Ehindero, Olamiti said: “That is for our own consumption, it is not for you. We can’t give you or release the information to you because the investigation is still going on, on the matter.”
However, he stated that if investigation demanded, the former IG might be called back, adding that he might not be invited again since he had admitted to what he knew on the deals.
Mr. Olamiti hinted that the ICPC would only take a critical look at its laws and if it was discovered that the former police boss had committed any offence, he would be charged to court.
Also, former Minister of Police Affairs, Broderick Bozimo, was quizzed Wednesday evening over the issue.
The former minister, who was being investigated by the commission in connection with the said sum, arrived the ICPC headquarters, Abuja, at 5.35 p.m. and was still undergoing questioning from the ICPC interrogators at the time of going to the press.
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