Tag: ICPC

ICPC vs. Jimi Lawal: Court admits evidence in ongoing money laundering trial

Aminu Imam
Court denies Jimi Lawal bail

A Federal High Court, sitting in Kaduna, has admitted into evidence the written statement of Samuel Aruwan, the third prosecution witness (PW3), in the on-going money laundering case filed by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, (ICPC) against the immediate-past governor of Kaduna state, Nasir el-Rufa’i, Jimi Lawal and three others. Lawal, a former Senior Special Adviser/Councilor to el-Rufai, is standing trial alongside the former Accountant-General of the State, Umar Waziri, and the former Commissioner for Finance, Yusuf Inuwa, over allegations of abuse of office and diversion…

Read More

Alleged  $5bn fraud: Protesters occupy AGF, ICPC, CCB offices

Aminu Imam
Protesters occupy

…Demand NMDPRA boss probe Protesters from the Situation Room for Oil Sector Reforms yesterday occupied the offices of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), and Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) in Abuja, demanding the immediate resignation of the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, (NMDPRA), Engr. Farouk Ahmed. The protesters alleged the misappropriation of over $5 million in the NMDPRA under Ahmed. They also raised the issue of conflict of interest concerning Ahmed’s son, Faisal,…

Read More

ICPC arrests ex-Naval Chief over alleged ₦3bn fraud

Aminu Imam
ICPC arrests ex Naval Chief

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, (ICPC), has arrested Adam Imam Yusuf, a Deputy Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Kogi State, over the alleged diversion of more than ₦3 billion. Yusuf, who was at large for more than a year, was taken into custody from his residence in Gwagwalada, Abuja, and is set to face prosecution. According to the ICPC investigations, former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice-Admiral Usman Jibrin (rtd.), allegedly orchestrated the fraud through Yusuf and former Brigadier-General Ishaya Bauka…

Read More

ICPC charges el-Rufai’s ex-commissioner to court over alleged money laundering

Aminu Imam
ICPC drags

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, (ICPC), has charged Nasir el-Rufai’s former Chief of Staff and Finance Commissioner, Muhammad Bashir Sa’idu, to the Federal High Court in Kaduna. Sa’idu was charged along with one Ibrahim Muktar, a public officer ‘in the employment of the Ministry of Finance’, yesterday. According to the charge sheet,  with Reference No: FHC/KD/IC/2025, the defendants are slammed with a 2-count charge bordering on money laundering. This is contrary to earlier claims that Sa’idu had been exonerated of all charges after 10 months of…

Read More

S’Court dismisses States govs. suit challenging constitutionality of EFCC, ICPC, NFIU Acts

Aminu Imam
S'Court dismisses

The Supreme Court, on Friday, dismissed the suit instituted by 16 States of the federation against the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), challenging the constitutionality of the acts establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) and two others. The other agencies are the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), and the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, (NFIU). A 7-member Justices, in a unanimous judgment, held that the suit was unmeritorious. In the lead judgment by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji, the Supreme Court resolved the six issues raised for…

Read More

“Most Nigerians hoarding monies at home over fear of ICPC, EFCC, others” – Ex-AGF, Agabi

Aminu Imam
Ex AGF, Agabi

Former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Kanu Agabi, (SAN) has disclosed that the fear of the EFCC, the ICPC, the SSS, the FIRS, the NFIU and the Police has caused many Nigerians to horde their monies at home, instead of taking those monies to the banks. Agabi also said, the fear has now become a source of distress to the nations economy, noting that, The cure is turning out to be worse than the disease. Speaking at the maiden ICPC Conference with State Attorneys General on Strengthening ICPCs Capacity for…

Read More

LG Autonomy: ICPC threatens defaulting States, Govt. officials

Aminu Imam
ICPC on LG autonomy

Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, has issued a stern warning that the commission will not hesitate to take action against any official or individual who defies the Supreme Courts ruling on local government autonomy. Recall that on July 11, 2024, the Supreme Court delivered a landmark judgment affirming the financial autonomy of Nigerias 774 Local Government Councils. The 7-member panel, led by Justice Mohammed Garba, unanimously upheld a suit brought by the federal government aimed at reinforcing the independence…

Read More

Ghost Workers: Police tops list, as ICPC uncovers over 12,000 fake staff

Aminu Imam
ICPC uncovers

No fewer than 22,074 suspicious personnel have been identified on the Federal Governments payroll by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, (ICPC). It was learnt that the personnel were found across various Ministries, Departments, Agencies (MDAs) and tertiary institutions. According to reports, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) was allegedly the most implicated. The total financial impact of these 12,174 personnel was estimated at N34,808,740,634.37. The Commission found that last year, the government disbursed N37,103,337,614.40 to these suspicious employees, despite the implementation of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel…

Read More

ICPC places ex-Kaduna gov. el-Rufa’is ex-aide, Jimi Lawal, on ‘watch list’over phoney N11bn project

Aminu Imam
ICPC on Jimi Lawal

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, (ICPC), has summoned Jimi Lawal, a former Special Adviser to the immediate past Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, over an alleged fraudulent Light Rail Project worth ?11 billion. Lawal is under investigation for his role in what the ICPC suspects to be a non-existent project that was nonetheless fully paid for. According to sources within the ICPC, Lawal was expected to appear before a team of investigators but failed to show up, nor did he send a representative. The Commission,…

Read More

2024 Hajj: ICPC investigates NAHCON over alleged mismanagement of funds

Aminu Imam
ICPC investigates

Confirms arrest of officials The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has said it is currently probing the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) regarding the alleged mismanagement of N90 billion subsidy for the 2024 Hajj pilgrimage. According to reports yesterday, some NAHCON officials were arrested by the Commission on Wednesday for refusing to honour an invitation by the anti-graft agency. ICPC spokesperson, Demola Bakare, disowned reports that NAHCONs office was shut down by the ICPC, emphasising that the Commission operates within legal boundaries. But he failed…

Read More