ICPC interrogates ex-Police boss over N275.5m fraud

dimeji akinloye

June 5, 2015 3:01 AM

Okiro and others were said to have been questioned for hours by the Commission on Thursday, June 4, over alleged N275.5 million fraud.

Former I-G, Mike Okiro.

The Chairman of Police Service Commission (PSC), Mike Okiro, alongside five others have been interrogated by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).

Also at the ICPC headquarters in Abuja for interrogation were Okiro’s Orderly, Inspector George Todonu, and Chief Accountant of PSC, A.A Bisala.

NAN reports that Okiro arrived at the commission at about 9.51 a.m. in a Black Toyota Land Cruiser Jeep with registration number T98 01FG (PSC).

A source at the ICPC headquarters who preferred anonymity said the invitation of Okiro and other staff of PSC followed a petition published in one of the national dailies.

He said the petition titled “Attempt to Swindle the Police Service Commission to the tune of N275.5 million” a Principal Administrative Officer at PSC, Aaron Kaase.

The petitioner had accused Okiro of diverting N350 million sought from the office of the National Security Adviser for staff training ahead of the 2015 general elections to his personal use.

He said claims by Okiro that the training programmes were held in three separate lots for Abuja, Kano and Lagos staff of the commission were frivolous, adding that such trainings were never organized.

Kaase faulted Okiro’s claims on the ground that the staff strength of the commission was less than 400 as against 900 said to have benefited from the training.

He also accused Okiro of claiming DTA for journeys never embarked upon for himself and his aids.

dimeji akinloye