Tag: Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission

ICPC to arraign el-Rufa’i over fraud, money laundering in Kaduna today

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ICPC to arraign el Rufa'i

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has said it will arraign former Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufa’i, before the Federal High Court in Kaduna today Tuesday, over alleged corruption-related offences. The planned arraignment follows mounting pressure from stakeholders, including the African Democratic Congress (ADC), which demanded the former governor’s immediate release or arraignment, describing his continued detention without formal charges as a violation of constitutional rights. Similarly, the Muslim Rights Concern group (MURIC) condemned the prolonged detention of el-Rufai by security agencies. Members of the former…

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ICPC traces ?219.8bn allocation across 176 MDAs over five years

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The Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, (ICPC), says it has uncovered a startling revelation over the allocation and management of public funds in Nigeria. At a press conference held in Lagos yesterday, the ICPC Chairman, Musa Adamu Aliyu, disclosed that the Commission, through its Constituency and Executive projects Tracking Group, (CEPTG), has meticulously tracked a total sum of ?219.844 billion disbursed to 176 Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) since 2019. Aliyu emphasised the importance of directing government funds towards impactful projects that serve the most vulnerable segments of the population. According…

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Illegal gold mining responsible for violent crimes in Zamfara, ICPC boss reveals

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Says ‘Corruption obstacle to Nigeria’s development’ Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission, ICPC, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, (SAN), yesterday, maintained that illegal gold mining was responsible for the ranging violent crimes in Zamfara State. The ICPC boss, who spoke at the 4th Annual public awareness lecture series on Anti-Money Laundering/Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) regimes in West Africa, said there are established linkages between economic crimes and crisis in the region. He said the illegal mining of gold in Zamfara State by Nigerians and collaborators…

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ICPC declares President Buharis in-law, Kumo, wanted over $65m fraud

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The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, (ICPC), has declared as ‘wanted’ a son-in-law of President Muhammadu Buhari, Gimba Ya’u Kumo, over an alleged $65 million fraud. The ICPC stated, in a ‘Notice of Wanted Persons’, that Kumo, along with three others, are wanted over misappropriation of $65million belonging to the National Housing Fund, (NHF). The spokesperson of the anti-graft agency, Azuka Ogugua, in the notice, said Kumo was declared wanted alongside Tarry Rufus and Bola Ogunsola over alleged misappropriation and diversion of NHF funds. The anti-corruption agency…

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Buharis son-in-law declared wanted over alleged $65m fraud

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The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, (ICPC), has declared wanted the son-in-law of President Muhammadu Buhari, Gimba Yau Kumo, over an alleged $65 million fraud. This was contained in a notice published by the anti-graft agency on Thursday. The spokesperson of the ICPC, Azuka Ogugua, said Kumo was declared wanted alongside Tarry Rufus and Bola Ogunsola over alleged misappropriation and dispersion of national housing funds. Kumo, a former Managing Director of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria, married Fatima, President Buharis daughter, in 2016 in Daura, Katsina…

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ICPC arrests ex-JAMB Registrar over alleged N900m fraud

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…Suspect awarded N450m contracts for supply of pencils, erasers  The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, (ICPC), has arrested a former Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, (JAMB), Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, for allegedly misappropriating N900 million.  Prof. Ojerinde, who was arrested on Monday in Abuja, by operatives of ICPC, is alleged to have committed multiple frauds while heading JAMB and the National Examination Council (NECO). The anti-graft agency said he has been detained for questioning over allegations of multiple identities, abuse of office, money…

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