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Ex Customs Director General, Dikko, Returns N1bn Cash To The Federal Government by feedthenation(m): 6:31pm On Nov 03, 2016
A former Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko, has returned N1,040,000, 000 to the Federal Government, The PUNCH has learnt.

Dikko, who served as the head of customs between August 2009 and August 2015, became the subject of an EFCC investigation last year when the commission established that about N40bn was diverted from the coffers of the NCS under his watch.

The funds were allegedly drawn from proceeds of the seven per cent cost of collection and one per cent comprehensive import supervision scheme.

He was subsequently arrested by the EFCC in June this year but was released due to his poor health.

However, a reliable source within the EFCC told our correspondent that the suspect had been returning money to the government.

The source added, “So far, Dikko has returned over N1bn. He returned N1bn and then N4m. He is still expected to return more money.”

The EFCC had, earlier in the year, seized a mansion belonging to Dikko located at 1 Audu Ogbeh Street, Jabi, Abuja.

According to the EFCC, the mansion is worth at least N2bn.

Our correspondent, who visited the property, observed the inscription, ‘EFCC, Keep Off!’ painted all over the fence.

A source in the commission said, “The EFCC Act Section 71 (b) gives us the power to commence investigations into the property of any person if it appears to the EFCC that the person’s lifestyle and extent of properties are not justified by law.

“Section 28 says concerning those arrested under the Act, the Commission will immediately trace and attach all the assets and seizures of such a person which have been acquired.

“Section 29 permits the assets of a person arrested under Section 28 to be seized by the state.

“Dikko was a customs officer and served for about 30 years. He has to explain where he got the money to buy a mansion of N2bn.”

The ex-Customs CG is also believed to own properties in Dubai and in Katsina, his home state.

http://saharareporters.com/2016/11/03/ex-customs-director-general-dikko-returns-n1bn-cash-federal-government
Re: Ex Customs Director General, Dikko, Returns N1bn Cash To The Federal Government by feedthenation(m): 6:31pm On Nov 03, 2016
With all these huge refunds, why does PMB want to borrow $30bn from external lenders?
Re: Ex Customs Director General, Dikko, Returns N1bn Cash To The Federal Government by hotspec(m): 6:36pm On Nov 03, 2016
I dont bilif it
Re: Ex Customs Director General, Dikko, Returns N1bn Cash To The Federal Government by Mynd44: 7:02pm On Nov 03, 2016
Re: Ex Customs Director General, Dikko, Returns N1bn Cash To The Federal Government by timeboss: 7:17pm On Nov 03, 2016
Mynd44:
https://www.nairaland.com/3443521/ex-customs-boss-abdullahi-dikko-reportedly
hope this is not another move to close the thread. You have been closing almost every thread today. You're obviously on a furious mode.
Kiss the truth!
Re: Ex Customs Director General, Dikko, Returns N1bn Cash To The Federal Government by socialmediaman: 7:19pm On Nov 03, 2016
Re: Ex Customs Director General, Dikko, Returns N1bn Cash To The Federal Government by timeboss: 7:32pm On Nov 03, 2016
No surprises at all, it's Customs. The Metuhs, obanikoros, ffks, etc..are small Frys,. To have any hope of recovering some incredible amounts, Efcc be advised to take some fire to NNPC, NIMASA, NPA, CBN, PHCN(pre-privatisation)....& fry some ass.
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