Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, Mr. Ekpo Nta, announced on Thursday that the agency had seized 61 houses as well as 45 plots of land from officials of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps. The 61 houses were seized from a single official. Nta said the seized properties were scattered in various locations within the Federal Capital Territory.

He made the disclosure when he appeared before an Ad-Hoc Committee of the House of Representatives investigating alleged land-swap allocations and racketeering in the FCT. The ICPC boss explained that the anti-graft agency began an investigation following a complaint by the Commandant-General of the NSCDC, Dr. Ade Abolurin, that his men were involved in dubious land deals. Nta said, “Impressed by the action of the Commandant-General of the Corps by reporting his own officials for alleged wrong doings and demanding for an independent investigation while other heads of agencies or organisations will be covering up if it were their own organisations, I commenced an immediate investigation by directing the Special Squad I set up on land matters to swing into action.

“The team even started with some officers whom the CG came with. “We made findings; we made efforts to get additional information from other government agencies and banks, which assisted us immensely in the course of our investigations. “In the course of the investigation, we established that six different companies were used in the scam, we froze the bank accounts of certain officers and the companies used. “We seized several properties, including 61 houses, 45 plots of land and a duplex traced to some of the officers. “Interestingly, the 61 houses made up of 40 units of three bedroom flats, 20 units of two bedroom flats and a duplex were seized from a single officer.” Meanwhile, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, on Thursday lamented that the various anti-corruption agencies in the country were helpless in the fight against corruption.

Tambuwal said both the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the ICPC had not been able to curb the rising cases of official corruption and embezzlement of public funds. He spoke at the inauguration of the Nigerian Association of Public Accounts Committees in Abuja. Tambuwal said, “Despite existence of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission, cases of officials corruption is on the increase every day.” “If our audit system is efficient and effective, agencies like the EFCC and ICPC would really have less work to do. Right now these agencies are up to their necks with cases and yet stories of embezzlement of public funds keep coming.” Tambuwal was represented at the event by the House Deputy Minority Whip, Garba Datti.

Sources: http://trendysturvs..com/2013/11/must-read-icpc-seizes-61-houses-from.html, Punch

With the rate of corruption these days, you shouldn't be suprised.

From one officerin the agency?..

From one officer in the agency?..

Greedy I'di.ot.

Ok from the Oga at the top!

This is why Oduah said she is being witch hunted.. If you and your colleagues steal billions of naira and nothing happens. Then all of a sudden the nation begins to boil just because you bought two cars for 200million naira,you would think there is something wrong somewhere..am sure after hearing this news dizieni would be eyeing NSCDC as soon as she leaves the ministry of petroleum resources

Smart move by Oga At The Top. But they should investigate Oga too, you never can tell.

Who cares really ? Not me!

What would happen to the so-called seized properties? The officer nko,are we seeing him in court soon or as usual he'll be deployed and promoted to another agency?

Corruption everywhere!!! I guess that exposed corrupt officer would be seeking for revenge on the Comptroller General when he retire.

underscore: “Interestingly, the 61 houses made up of 40 units of three bedroom flats, 20 units of two bedroom flats and a duplex were seized from a single officer.”

Sources: http://trendysturvs..com/2013/11/must-read-icpc-seizes-61-houses-from.html, Punch

We give up!

The entire affairs of this country has gone south! Nothing can be done to save a dying nation like ours.

[size=20pt] From My Oga @ the top? [/size]

Corruption At Its Peak!!

We need the name of that official. They shouldn't play politics here by eliminating the name.

Tittos: This is why Oduah said she is being witch hunted.. If you and your colleagues steal billions of naira and nothing happens. Then all of a sudden the nation begins to boil just because you bought two cars for 200million naira,you would think there is something wrong somewhere..am sure after hearing this news dizieni would be eyeing NSCDC as soon as she leaves the ministry of petroleum resources

Go and Check the name of that NSCDC officer must be west of Naija person.
Why Yorubas are against Stella is that they want to be Aviation Minister, to Yoruba Aviation job is easy way to Egunje.

How is this gej's fault?? Some people sef

Still don't knw y I think NSCDC should be scraped like NYSC should be.

So a number of officers were involved in this scam?

In view of this growing pandemic, I think a 'Maoist' re-education camp needs to be setup on a remote island, for the rehabilitation of anyone convicted of corruption. Sentencing guidelines should accommodate prison terms ranging from a minimum of 5 to 15 years, with no possibility of early release.

“Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi

ICPC recovers 61 houses from NSCDC officer
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In the course of the investigation, we established that six different companies were used in the scam, and the bank accounts of certain officers and the companies used were frozen while we seized several property including 61 houses, 45 plots of land and a duplex traced to some of the officers.

Interestingly, the 61 houses are made up of 40 units of three bedroom flats, 20 units of two bedroom flats and a duplex were seized from a single officer”.

He further stated that the company through which the NSCDC officials carried out the illegal deals were not among the six other companies that were investigated, even as he promised to commence another round of investigation on it.

While stating that all the interrogated officers had been released on administrative bail except an official who was on the run, Nta said that investigation had revealed that the affected officers used the NSCDC’s Co-operative Society to swindle members of the public who thought it was a genuine transaction especially when it involved the name of the organization, the transactions taking place within the premises of the FCT Command of the Corps located at Gudu district and the officers wearing NSCDC uniforms during such illegal transactions.

Asked if there would be any compensation for the 186 victims of the scam since the property of the perpetrators had been seized, Nta said: “That is beyond our power, the final decision rests on the court. Ours is to arrest, investigate and prosecute, but as we speak, we have established abuse of office against some of the officers investigated, it is the court that will now decide their fate, but the law recognizes the interest of procurer”.

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Who is this mystery man that got all these properties seized from him? Doesnt he have a name?

Naija and ineptitude, coverups and all other kinds of shenanigans.

Jail d official

Nigeria: Definition : Open Space asylum full of with economic gluttons.

Honestly speaking, immediately Dr. Ade Abolurin is out of this NSCDC it will become a shadow of itself.

10Willywilly:
Go and Check the name of that NSCDC officer must be west of Naija person.
Why Yorubas are against Stella is that they want to be Aviation Minister, to Yoruba Aviation job is easy way to Egunje.

Actually am Igbo and this is probably the same mindset Oduah has..Since the man is yoruba and the media hasn't feasted on him,but is feasting on her for allegedly mismanaging smaller amount.. I get your point, may be shE is being witch hunted
But that doesn't mean she is innocent