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ICPC goes after wealthy civil servants
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) is aiming to beam its searchlight on ‘super rich’ civil servants, who are suspected to have grossly enriched themselves through corrupt means.
Reports indicate that the agency has mandated its operatives in the Assets Tracing, Recovery and Management Unit (ATRMU) to haul in suspects for interrogation and recovery of ill-gotten assets in their possession.
For now, Punch reports that the searchlight is on civil servants that possess many properties in the Federal Capital Territory.
It was gathered that the ICPC had strengthened the ATRMU by posting more personnel to the unit to ensure the success of its campaign.
An operative at the ICPC, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the ICPC was using the anti-corruption transparency unit of the commission in ministries, departments and agencies to coordinate the ongoing investigation of the “super rich” civil servants in the country.
It was learnt that the ICPC was relying on petitions from civil servants and the ACTU operatives to carry out its investigations into the activities of the affected civil servants.
Read also: ICPC grills Okiro over alleged N275m scam
It was gathered that the ICPC operatives’ focus had been on civil servants who have more than three properties and a fleet of cars beyond their income.
Although the source did not mention the number of civil servants that had been quizzed in relation to the new move to check fraud in the civil service, it was learnt that several personnel of the civil service had been placed under watch.
The source said any civil servant found to have compromised his office to acquire wealth would be charged to court after the proceeds of the corrupt acts would have been confiscated by the Federal Government.
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