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Sen Misau a deserter, wanted for forgery – Nigerian police
As the spat between Senator Isah Misau and the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, continues, the Force Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood, Sunday accused Misau of deserting the police force, claiming he had a case to answer for not properly retiring from the Force and for forgery.
Moshood stated that the police were seeking a prompt consideration of the Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges to compel Sen Misau to return to the police in order to respond to the query.
Meanwhile, Sen Misau maintained that his allegations against the IGP were true and that he was ready to defend them.
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Misau had alleged that the IGP received N10nb monthly as internally generated revenue from policemen attached to private citizens and oil companies, while also receiving bribes to post commissioners of police to rich states.
The police have however denied the allegations, describing them as baseless and intended to incite the Nigerian public against the Force.
The police claimed instead that it was the lawmaker who was guilty of a crime, having deserted the police force since 2010 and forged documents with which he contested and eventually won a seat in the Senate.
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