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How police, army, DSS shared from Diezani’s election bribe funds
The Economic and Financial Crimea Commission (EFCC) on Thursday claimed that a number of senior police and army officers shared from the huge funds allegedly doled out by a former minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke for the purpose of influencing the 2015 general elections.
The commission also named others who shared in the $115million alleged election bribe money to include officials of the Department of State Security (DSS) the Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC) and the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) among others.
The claims are contained in a document tendered at the Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday, which it said it recovered from Mr. Dele Belgore, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, who is currently standing trial before Justice Aikawa for allegedly collecting N450m from Diezani for distribution to the officials.
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According to the document, tagged “Kwara State”, those who shared from the money to influence the elections in that state, were:
*Resident Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Kwara State at the time, N1m cash.
*Commissioner of Police in Kwara State at the time, N10m cash.
*Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations, N2m cash.
*Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of operations in Kwara State, N1m cash.
*Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of administration in Kwara State, N1m cash.
*INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Kwara State for the 2015 general elections, N10m.
*INEC Administrative Secretary in Kwara State at the time, N5m cash.
*INEC Head of Department, Operations and “his boys”, N5m.
*“Other INEC officers” received and shared N2m among themselves.
*OC Mopol and “his men”, N7m.
*21c Mopol and his men, N10m.
*DSS Director and his men, N2.5m.
Military in Kwara State got N50m.
*Other security agencies; the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) N20m.
*15 electoral officers, N250,000 each.
*15 supervisors, N100,000 each.
*INEC Returning Officer (Kwara) N1m.
An investigator with the commission, Usman Zakari, who tendered the document, told Justice Rilwan Aikawa, that Belgore volunteered the list to the EFCC when he was invited and interrogated by the anti-graft agency.
The case was adjourned till July 7.
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JOHNSON PETER
June 9, 2017 at 8:43 am
All the officers of the army, police and other security agencies involved in this bribe scandal should be mentioned and punished adequately
Anita Kingsley
June 9, 2017 at 10:10 am
In fact, their names should even published in the national dailies so that everyone can know the bad, rotten eggs who sold Nigerians’ interest to malpractices in 2015 general elections.
Joy Madu
June 9, 2017 at 11:13 am
I agree with you because with this exposure others who are into bribing will learn from it and stop corruption
Animashaun Ayodeji
June 9, 2017 at 10:16 am
I do to still know why this womanycase is still on in court. They should sentence her to death and close he case, she’s too corrupt to remain alive.
Abeni Adebisi
June 9, 2017 at 10:21 am
Sentencing her to death will be a bad move now. We need to know all her accomplices who assisted her in defrauding Nigeria during and after her administration. For this reason, she deserves to live until investigations are completed
yanju omotodun
June 9, 2017 at 8:20 pm
The worst of all is the returning officer from Kwara, he is a prof and yet he couldn’t reject the bribe. Why are kwara people so corrupt like the Senate President, Bukola.
seyi jelili
June 9, 2017 at 10:11 pm
The country was drained by pdp indeed. Diezeni must not escape judgement in any way. All accomplices must face the wrath of the law too