By GWG Staff

The Global Forum for Accountability and Transparency in Nigeria, GFATN has made a freedom of information request to the Inspector General of Police to confirm details of an alleged N475 million COVID-19 donation to the Nigeria Police Force from the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC.

The Non-Governmental Organisaiton made the request through its lawyers, Sunny Worenwu and Associates in a letter dated 17 July, 2020.

The NGO through its coordinator, Comrade Joseph Ambakederimo had deposed that in the course of its watch on the ongoing probe of the NDDC it had been made aware of claims that the commission donated N475 million to the police as COVID-19 palliatives.

Noting the allegation that some donations were purportedly made to some security agencies by the NDDC which turned out to be false, the group through the lawyers is asking the IGP to clear the air and provide details of the donation if it really happened.

The group wrote:
That the motive which led to writing this letter is based on the allegation raised by the Senate wherein the NDDC chairman was invited by the Senate to clear the air in how they sent money to the Nigerian Police force amounting to the sum total of N475,000,000 as palliative to covid 19 to enable them purchase Face mark and sanitizers.

Issues / requisitions to be raised in the letter as regards the above facts stated are as follows.

1. Whether or not the police actually requested for the above funds from NDDC.

2. How much was released or realized from NDDC for the above project(date of receipt of funds/time)

3. Was it cash that was released or the physical items, amounting to the above funds which was claimed to have been released for the said project.

4. That in the event that the physical items were received, is there a video coverage to support same which should clearly show the handover ceremony of the items duly received.

6, Was the above presentation done by the PHQ (Details of time and date where necessary).

7. In the event that it was cash that was collected we need to have proper details as to who collected the cash is it the Inspector General of the Nigerian Police or was any other officer mandated to collect the funds on behalf of the Nigerian police. (Date and time of receipt of the funds where necessary ).

8. How was the cash remitted is it via an account provided or was the money collected in raw cash (Proper details as to remittance of funds should be provided)

9. That if the said request was made by the Nigerian police need be to see the said letter from the Nigeria Police to the NDDC wherein the said request was made formally.

That we humbly employ your good office to provide us with the above facts stated as to aid the Senate in their investigation of the alleged funds.

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