Senator Misau accuses IGP Idris of N10bn fraud, nepotistic tendencies

The crisis between the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, and Senator Isa Misau (Bauchi Central), deepened on Friday as the senator accused Idris of fraud.
He alleged that Idris has refused to remit to the Federation Account over N10 billion monthly realised from policemen attached to oil companies, banks and individuals.
Speaking in Abuja, Misau, a former policeman, also declared that Idris lacks experience to run the Nigeria Police Force (NPF).
He also alleged that Commissioners of Police (CPs) had to bribe their way before they can be posted to ‘juicy’ states like Lagos, Rivers, Kano, Anambra and Delta.
The Bauchi senator insisted that as at present, everything in the police is not on merit because officers with 15 years experience in the Force were given special promotion.
He said: “The Police Service Commission could not deny the bribery allegation. Information reaching me indicate that even transfers of Commissioners of Police, State Mobile Commanders and SPU Commanders are also allegedly riddled in corruption.
“The chain of command in the force does not allow these grievances to be aired, but the allegation is also rife that the IGP posted a Commissioner of Police, who for the past 17 years, has not worked/served in a police station, to take charge of a state.
“The former Police aide to late Governor Dipreye Alamieyeseigha, who eventually served under former President Goodluck Jonathan, is now Commissioner of Police, Adamawa State.
“Foisting such officers without operational experience has been a major setback to the current administration’s fight against the Boko Haram insurgency.‎
“There is an allegation that more than 50,000 policemen are attached to oil companies, banks and private individuals, with regular payments made to police authorities.
“While monies from these sources are estimated to run into billions of naira, they are, however, unaccounted for.
“The IGP is alleged to aggressively pursue nepotistic tendencies in favour of his Nupe officers and men.”
Misau, who was accused by the police authorities of having been shown the way out of the Force, presented the letter of his exit from service by the Police Service Commission (PSC) to newsmen.
The IGP, through the Force Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood, had on Thursday, accused Misau of making pronouncements against the police out of vendetta.
He was said to have been thrown out of the Force.