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ICPC nabs four NIS officers for gratification

Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) arrested four Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) officials, and one other “for allegedly receiving gratification and purchasing proceeds of crime”.

 

The ICPC spokeswoman, Mrs. Azuka Ogugua, made the disclosure in a statement yesterday. She gave the names of the suspects as Adeda Retty, Abimbola Louis, Eboji Ngozi, and Okunda Olawale of NIS as well as Godwin Agazuwu, an agent of Telly Ship. Ogugua said the suspects were arrested in a sting operation, following an intelligence-led investigation into their underhand activities at the Apapa Port in Lagos.

 

She said: “While Adeda, Abimbola, Eboji and Okunda were at the time of the arrest in possession of seven cartons of frozen fish which were believed to be proceeds of gratification collected from a vessel flying a Panama Flag and carrying a cargo of fish which berthed at the Port, the fifth suspect, Agazuwu, was responsible for buying the frozen fish from the officers. “This is one of a series of enforcement activities of ICPC at the ports.

 

Last year the ICPC conducted a similar operation during which two immigration officers and a Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) official were arrested at the same port.

 

“The commission, in its fight against corrupt practices, will from time to time strategically conduct similar operations to sanitise the ports of corrupt elements impacting negatively on international trade, and undermining the efforts of the Federal Government to ensure ease of doing business in the sector.

 

 

“A major international stakeholder in the fight against corruption in the ports sector, the Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN), had expressed concerns about incidence of corruption in the ports which include asking for bribes and gratification from ports officials.”

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