Hopes of scores of policemen in Lagos State, southwest
Nigeria, to receive their September
salaries were dashed this morning as the N11.7 million
meant for their salaries has been stolen.
P.M.NEWS investigation this morning revealed that the
money was stolen from the Nigerian
Police Force Micro Finance Bank situated within
Ikeja Police College at GRA.
The money was paid into the bank on Friday yet
there was no sign of burglary when it was
discovered missing this morning.
When P.M.NEWS visited the bank today at about
10.1 5 a.m., a large number of policemen
who stormed the bank were disappointed as they
could not collect their salary.
They were directed to go to another branch of
the microfinance bank at Obalende for the
payment of their salaries.
When P.M.NEWS attempted to speak with the
manager at the Microfinance Bank, he
declined to comment on the incident.
When contacted on phone, Lagos State Police
Public Relations Officer, DSP Samuel Jinadu
said he was driving.
At the bank located at the back of the office of
the Commandant of the Police College,
P.M.NEWS correspondents saw police detectives
attached to the State Criminal
Investigation Department, SCID, Panti, Yaba,
investigating the incident.
Before the N11.7 million simply grew wings and
disappeared between last Friday and
yesterday, corruption cases had been reported
and investigated at the Police College.
Police sources told P.M.NEWS that officers who
attended promotion courses from the
rank of Inspector to Assistant Superintendent of
Police, ASP, were compelled to pay N7,000 each.
The officers are said to be divided into three batches.
A batch has up to 15,000 policemen
and there could be three of such batches for the
promotion course that lasts only three weeks.
Our source said Constables and Corporals are
also compelled to pay at least N5,000 each
before they are allowed to take part in promotion
courses.
P.M.NEWS learnt that because of these alleged
sharp practices, policemen now lobby to
work at the Police College.
The corruption allegations at the college are being
investigated by a panel headed by
ACP Noah Adesanyin. Other members of the
panel are CSP Emmanuel Ighodalo, a
former Lagos State Police Public Relations
Officer, PPRO, and four high ranking police officers.
—Oluwole Adeboye
SOURCE: PM NEWS NIGERIA
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