Richard Anyebe
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has recovered N454bn in looted public funds and as well, secured 90 convictions in the last four years.
This was disclosed by the ICPC Resident Anti-Corruption Commissioner in Osun State, Demola Bakare, at an event in Ede to mark this year’s African Union Anti-Corruption Day on Wednesday.
Bakare, in his presentation titled, ‘Scorecard: Highlight of the Commission’s Achievement in the fight against Corruption in Nigeria,’ Bakare said the recoveries were made through funds restrained, tax intervention, cash recovered from domiciliary accounts, rent received from some properties forfeited to the government, budget tracking and cash in other accounts, among others.
He said, “We have also within the time under review investigated 4,737 cases, secured 90 convictions, and tracked 3,422 projects under the constituency and project tracking initiative.”
In other news, Kanyi Daily the Ogun State Police Command has solicited public suggestions on how to eradicate cultism from society as a social vice.
This is just as the command has arrested a 33-year-old man, Francis Okere for cult-related activities.
