Solomon Arase (former IG of Police) |
The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim
Idris, has ordered an investigation into the purchase and distribution of
vehicles by his predecessors.
It was gathered that the probe was informed
by the discovery that retiring officers, including former IGs and Deputy
Inspector-Generals of Police, were in the habit of appropriating police
vehicles for their personal use.
Gatherings from Punch on Sunday show that the probe, which is being handled by the
Special Investigation Panel, had identified and recovered 19 police vehicles
from former IG, Solomon Arase.
Some of the vehicles include assorted sedans, Sports Utility Vehicles and
pick-up vans.
The vehicles, it was learnt, were apart
from the four vehicles he was entitled to take away with him on retirement.
A senior officer, who is familiar with the
investigation, said the SIP was still working to recover five additional
vehicles from the former police boss.
It was learnt that the SIP, headed by
Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Ali Amodu, (retd.), had also recovered a
number of police vehicles from other retired DIGs.
The recovered vehicles were said to have
been distributed to newly promoted Commissioners of Police and AIGs.
Arase, however, denied the allegations of
his successor, saying he did not go away with any police vehicle.
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