NBC Boss, Moddibo Kawu, Defrauds Kwarans, Uses In-law as Front


The recent celebrated Digital Switchover in Ilorin, the Kwara State Capital, may be a precursor for a grand fraud spearheaded by the Director General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Isiaq Moddibo Kawu.


The switch over on of the Digital Terrestrial Television Services in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, which took place on Wednesday 20th December, 2017 was attended by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed who was the Special Guest of Honour at the event.


However, as Kwarans who attended the ceremony were jubilating over the excitement of an enhanced picture quality and wider contents, two significant advantages of the programme; DSO from analogue to digital transmission; there is a well crafted sleaze operation buried into the whole process. 


Information available to this medium confirmed that while the NBC Director General, Isiaq Kawu Moddibo, contracted out the technical aspects of the DSO program to professionals, the nontechnical ones, especially the sales and marketing of the Digital box was contracted to family members who served as fronts. Our sources confirmed that while the Digital Terrestrial Television Service (DTSS) project in Ilorin was coordinated by a consultant,  Integrated Telecommunications Services (ITS), the contract for the buying and selling of the DSO Decoder Box was given to an in-law of the Director General, Moddibo Kawu. The in-law (name withheld) has since gone on a racketeering mission, selling a box that was originally advertised to sell for N1,500 now goes for 3,000 naira or higher. The in-law, the front, used by the NBC DG, has the mandate to buy and sell the decoder boxes in bulk from manufacturers and sell at exobitant prices.


A number of informed individuals who spoke to this medium on the now exposed Free TV fraud spearheaded by the NBC Director General, Isiaq Moddibo Kawu said they were not surprised with the emerging fraud stories.


According to Alhaji Alasela Kabir, "A man's past goes a long way to determine the confidence to repose in his business. If only you know who Moddibo Kawu is, you won't be surprised over all this fraud issues. A man who will deceive his God would deceive anybody. May be you were not even aware that Moddibo Kawu was a freethinker until he was appointed the General Manager of Kwara State Television. That was when he started praying. Now, someone who played double with his maker would definitely find it easy to defraud mere mortals."


Another source, who crave anonymity, said Moddibo Kawu is a shady character who do everything to take advantage of a situation. "If Moddibo Kawu greets you good morning, you had better open the windows to confirm before you answer." He was my very good friend. In fact, we attended the same Secondary School and we virtually grow up together. I began to fear Moddibo when I noticed that he would speak good of people to me for some time and started castigating them after a while. He did it with General Abdullahi Muhammed. He did with Bukola Saraki. The case of Saraki was even funny. It took a while before I discovered that Saraki entered his bad record because he took a proposal to reposition The Herald Newspaper to him and that one turn him down. You see, Modibbo Kawu has always been a dubious character and I won't be surprised if this allegations of fraud relating to his present assignment turns out to be true".


Meanwhile, a team of consigned individuals under the aegis of Kwara Indigene Right Protection Network (KIRPN) have indicated their resolve to petition the National Assembly over the fraud associated with the DSO project in Ilorin. The Chairman of the group, Comrade Kunle Dan-Alhaji told this medium that the association is aware of situation and is putting its petition together for onward dispatch to the National Assembly. "We can't fold our arms and allow this racket to go unchallenged. Whoever is behind this must be brought to justice and we would ensure that is done", Comrade Kunle vowed.