The Independent Corrupt Practices and Related Offences Tribunal has commenced a clampdown on very wealthy civil servants.
Already, the agency has seized 24 property and several cars from three civil servants with one of them having 18 property.
A document obtained from the Office of
the Chairman of the ICPC, Mr. Ekpo Nta, with the title ‘Notice of
Seizure of Movable and Immovable Properties Pursuant to Section 45 (4) a
– (b) of the Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Ac 2000,
revealed that the commission seized the property from three officials of
the Ministry of Niger Delta.
It stated that the property was seized because they were “excessive of the emoluments of the affected officers.”
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Although the document, dated August 11,
2015, is silent on the status of the officials, it was gathered that the
three officials are all principal account officers of the ministry,
which has been one of the focuses of investigations by the ICPC in
recent times.
The Niger Delta ministry officers listed in the document are Poloma Kabiru Nuhu, Mangset Longyl Dickson and Daniel Obah.
The ICPC boss said the decision to seize
the property would be served on the appropriate Land Registries and
Departments in all the states where the property are situated.
He stated, “The commission is
investigating a matter involving some staff (members) of the Niger Delta
Ministry, with certain movable and immovable property owned by the said
staff.
“The commission is of the opinion based
on the aforementioned investigation that these movable and immovable
property owned by these people who are staff of the Ministry of Niger
Delta Affairs are excessive, having regards to their present emoluments
and all other relevant circumstances. The commission hereby notifies the
entire public that all movable and immovable properties owned by these
staff (members) and listed hereunder are seized.”
According to the ICPC boss, one of the
officers, Nuhu, has 10 hectares of land, covered by Right of Occupancy
at Kuje valued at N50m.
It was stated that the same officer has an uncompleted duplex at Diamond Estate, Apo, Abuja, that is worth N90m.
Nta also said Nuhu has 16 plots of land
which are all covered by Certificate of Occupancy in different parts of
Gwagwalada, Abuja.
Another civil servant on the ICPC list,
Dickson, is said to have a plot of land at Kubwa District, Cadastral
Zone, Abuja. The property is valued at N7m.
The third official, Obah, is said to own different plots of land in Abuja and Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
Nta said Obah has a four-bedroom duplex at Karsana South District, Abuja, valued at N60m.
He is also said to have a plot of land at Ozuoba, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
Other plots of land said to belong to
Obah are located in Umuodili Odubo Community in Rivers that is worth
N16.5m; Olipobo Rumuekini Layout, Obio Akpor Local Government Area
valued at N18m and another plot at Livingstone Estate Umuogodo, Igbo
Etche in Obio Akpor Local Government of the Rivers State.
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