Acting Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Ibrahim Idris, turned his guns on the past IGP Solomon Arase, with a demand that he should be investigated in the wake of massive fraud, poor governance and theft of 24 vehicles, according to a story in Per Second news.
Police sources say that investigation of disappearance of a plethora of vehicles parked at Force Headquarters a week to Idris’ appointment, has commenced.
Idris also confirmed during an interaction with journalists in Abuja that from preliminary investigations, the former IGP, Solomon Arase (rtd) alone took home 24 vehicles, while some of the retired Deputy Inspector-Generals of Police (DIG) also went away with several cars belonging to the police.
He said the police had already written to Arase and others to return the vehicles they took, as the former IGP was entitled to only four vehicles.
According to the acting IGP: “A week before I was announced, when you look through my office window, you could see so many cars. But the cars all disappeared when I came in. What I did was to assign a directive to the Special Investigative Unit, SFU, for them to investigate all vehicles’ purchases and donations to the police in the last three years. When I took over, there were no vehicles. I discovered that the last IG went away with 24 vehicles, including two BMWs.
‘’The DIGs took seven, others eight. And they left me with an old vehicle. Even the one I follow the President with the last time I went for an engagement, the President asked what I was doing with that kind of vehicle.
‘’The headlight has changed colour, which means it was parked for long under the rain. But the new ones that were bought, including an Armoured BMW 7 series, he took them away. So, I wrote to him and reminded him of the need to return the vehicles.
‘’When a policeman retires as IG, DIG, AIG or CP he is entitled to some vehicles. And so, he should take his entitlement and return the extra. I believe four vehicles are enough for an average person. What does one need 24 vehicles for?”
The IGP also disclosed that the force had concluded plans to investigate the irregularities in promotion, assuring policemen that due diligence will be done.
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