The Acting Inspector-General of
Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris,
has claimed that the past IGP,
Solomon Arase went away
with 24 police vehicles upon
retiring from service. In a
statement made to journalists at
a press conference in Abuja on
Sunday, July 17, Mr. Idris
said, “A week before I was
announced IG when you look
through my office window,
you could see so many cars.
But the cars all disappear we
when I came in.”


“When I took over, there were no
vehicles. I discovered that the last IG
went away with 24 vehicles,
including two BMWs. The DIGs
some took seven, others eight. And
they left me with an old vehicle.”
Mr. Idris said that he asked the
former IG to return the excess cars.
“So, I wrote to him and reminded
him of the police rule. When a
policeman retires as IG, DIG,
AIG or CP, he is entitled to some
vehicles. So, he should take his
entitlement and return the extra. I
believe four vehicles are enough for
an average person. What does one
need 24 vehicles for?”



The new head of the Nigerian
Police mentioned that he had
created a special investigative unit
that would look into all vehicles’
purchases in the last three years.
Mr. Idris will also be
investigating irregularities in
promotion in the police force to
ascertain if the Police Service
Commission rules were followed to
the letter.



He was particularly determined to
tackle the issue as he claimed he
had been a victim of the promotion
irregularities, recalling that he
spent five years as Commissioner of
Police, while some of his
colleagues were made Assistant
Inspector Generals (AIGs) with
two years.


“This is a constitutional issue,”
he said.
According to The Vanguard, a
source close to Mr. Arase said the
former IGP is “the embodiment of
a professional officer who will not
stoop so low to confiscate
operational equipment which he
fought for the police to have, into
personal use”
“In this era of anti-corruption
crusade which Arase fought in the
Police force in all ramifications,”
he was quoted as saying, “how
can the same Arase turn around to
soil his integrity built over the
years with operational vehicles.”
At the press conference, Mr. Idris
narrated an exchange which he had
with the President who asked,
“what I was doing with that kind
of vehicle.” Describing the said
vehicle, Mr. Idris said, “The
headlight has changed colour,
which means it was parked for long
under the rain. But the new ones
that were bought, including an
Armoured BMW 7 series, he took
them away.”




Mr. Arase denied the allegation,
describing it as a spiteful
propaganda.
He urged the acting IG to focus
on confronting the security
challenges facing the country
instead of wasting time on “media
propaganda.”’


According to The Punch, the former
head of police was quoted as
saying, “What am I going to do
with 24 cars? Do I want to open a
car shop? This is a malicious
accusation. There are ways of
verifying issues rather than
engaging in media propaganda.”






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When a policeman retires as IG, DIG, AIG or CP, he is entitled to some vehicles. So, he should take his entitlement and return the extra?

Is the new IG condoning corruption?
This fools just annouced in public that taking some police and government property is an entitlement!

ok