Update: Read What ICPC Will Do To Ex-Directors For Stealing 40 Vehicles

The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offense Commission says it will soon prosecute 40 retiring directors and deputy directors, who allegedly stole 40 vehicles from the Ministry of Water Resources (Read HERE).

The Chairman of the ICPC, Mr. Ekpo Nta, said this in Abuja on Wednesday while returning the recovered vehicles to the ministry.

Among the vehicles recovered are eight Toyota Prado, two Toyota RAV4, one Audi Q7, one Ford Explorer, one Land Rover, one Nissan Patrol; three Toyota Avensis; 14 Hilux Pick-up; seven Toyota Corolla; one Toyota Camry and one Audi A6.

Nta, who was represented by a commissioner, Bako Abdullahi, stated,

“This formality should not just be for handing over of recovered vehicles from one anti-corruption agency to another public institution. Rather, it should be a moment for solemn reflection on our avowed commitment to public service and the thought processes of the public servant going into retirement.

“It is not so much that official vehicles of the Federal Ministry of Water Resources were dishonestly made away with by retiring public servants. However, what is more significant is the need to ask some questions and consistently interrogate how 40 government vehicles were removed without authorization?”

The vehicles, which were handed over to the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, were recovered by a crack team of the ICPC, led by the Director of Assets Tracing, Mr. Frank Nanakumo.

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