Alleged Fraud: Court Grants Ex-IGP Ehindero Leave To File No-Case Submission - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Publisher (J.T)
June 19, 2019
An FCT High Court Apo,  on Wednesday granted a former Inspector-Generalof Police , Sunday Ehindero, leave to file his no-case submission out of time.
The former police boss and a Commissioner of Policein charge of finance and budget at the Force headquarters, John Obaniyi, arebeing tried by the Independent  CorruptPractices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) before Justice SylvanusOriji, on an amended 10-count charge bordering on fraud, giving false statement  and conspiracy.
They were accused by ICPC of misusing the sum ofN557 million donated by the Bayelsa Government to the Nigerian Police Force topurchase of arms and ammunition, which they were alleged to have diverted intoseparate accounts belonging to them.
ICPC  allegedthat the defendants conspired and used their positions to place N500millionbeing part of  N557 million  donated by the Bayelsa Government in twofixed deposit accounts.
The case was then adjourned the case until Sept. 16for adoption of written addresses on the no-case submission by the parties.