There are indications that the police have begun probing the allegations of budget padding levelled against the Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara and other principal officers by a former House Committee Chairman on Appropriation, Adbdulmumin Jibrin.

It was learnt on Monday that the police leadership had directed detectives to probe the allegations by Jibrin that the Speaker colluded with his deputy, Yusuf Lasun, the Chief Whip, Alhassan Doguwa, and the Minority Whip, Leo Ogor, to earmark N40bn to themselves in the 2016 National Assembly budget.

Jibrin, an All Progressives Congress lawmaker from Kano State, who was sacked by the House leadership last week, claimed that he was being victimised by the Speaker because he objected to a request from Dogara that he (Jibrin) should allocate projects worth N40bn to him in the 2016 budget.

Findings indicated on Monday that Jibrin might be summoned before the end of the week to provide evidence on the allegations in his petition to investigators, who it was learnt, would also invite all the people mentioned by the petitioner.

A source said, “The allegations made by the former House committee chairman on appropriations are weighty and cannot be ignored or swept under the carpet because it borders on corruption and an attempt to defraud the nation.

“So, the police have set in motion machinery to investigate the allegations, ascertain the veracity of the allegations, and get to the bottom of the corruption as stated by the petitioner.”

But the Force Public Relations Officer, Donald Awunah, said he had not been briefed about the investigation into the petition.

“I am not aware of the petition or the investigation into it and I have not been briefed about it either. The fact is that when someone writes a petition, it goes to the Force Criminal Investigation Department where it would be investigated, but I have not been briefed about it, but I will find out and let you know,” he said.


SOURCE: http://punchng.com/police-probe-jibrins-allegations-dogara-others/

Men! What d hell is happening in Nigeria?, APC against APC? But yet d corruption fight seems not to be targeted towards APC members

The probe is dead on arrival .

Very soon u will hear things like.. the NASS is independent, police, EFFC or the executive cannot interface .

Or very soon... the IG of police will be called for one corrupt practice or the other at the national assembly.

Corruption always have a way of fighting back in Nigeria.

Nigerians have bitten more than they can chew by voting in these sets of clueless leaders...

Ciscogod:
The probe is dead on arrival .

Very soon u will hear things like.. the NASS is independent, police, EFFC or the executive cannot interface .

Or very soon... the IG of police will be called for one corrupt practice or the other at the national assembly.

Corruption always have a way of fighting back in Nigeria.

Yes, you are right, Corruption always have a way of fighting back in Nigeria, but Corruption has not been able to fight the people's General. Buhari will kill Corruption and corrupt people will die with it.

I wonder what happened to the investigation. Was anything und? Were the results publicised? Were any crimes discovered? If crimes were discovered, were there any penalties meted out?