Ex-Nigeria’s Police IG, Idris, Linked To ₦250million Unapproved Contracts At Police Academy

A former Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has been linked to ₦250 million unapproved contracts as well as unremitted revenue at the Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano State, in 2018 when he was in charge of the Nigeria Police Force.

Idris was the IGP between June 2016 and January 2019 and has been asked to account for financial misappropriations at the police academy.

This query was contained in the annual report of the Auditor-General of the Federation for 2018.

The report alleged non-remittance of revenue, awards of unauthorised contracts as well as other financial infractions.

The audit report says, “Issue one; Non-remittance of Internally Generated Revenue; ₦46,457,934.92; Audit observed in the financial year 2017 that, out ofN56,740,802.87 being Internally Generated Revenue to the Federal Government, the sum of ₦46,457,934.92 was not remitted. The funds were received in cash and the Academy was not on the Treasury Single Account (TSA) system at the time. This indicates weaknesses in internal controls operated by the management of Police Academy, Wudil.”

“The Inspector-General of Police is required to remit the sum of ₦46,457,934.92 being the unremitted Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) to the Treasury Single Account (TSA) maintained in the Central Bank of Nigeria. Sanctions in line with FR3112 (i) and (ii) should apply.”

“Also, unauthorised variation of contracts – ₦204,342,446.77; Audit observed that the contract sum of ₦84,145,095.24 for the construction of a 90m by 90m new parade ground was awarded and paid for in 2012 by the defunct Ministry of Police Affairs. Approval was given by the commandant without recourse to the Ministry. In 2013, the then Commandant modified the expansion of the construction to 120m by 120m square at an additional cost of ₦70,200,885.56 without any further tendering process, bringing the total cost to ₦154,345,980.80.”

“Furthermore, the project was abandoned, the stage of work and the details of payment made before abandonment was not disclosed. A second variation cost for the review of the layer thickness was put at ₦49,950,125.65 thus bringing the final total contract sum to ₦204,942,446.22.”

“The Inspector-General of Police is required to account for and justify the payment of the sum of ₦35,000,000 and to substantiate the genuineness of contract, failing which sanctions in line with FR3106 should apply.”

“The Inspector-General of Police is required to provide evidence (Circular and signed agreement) to support the genuineness of the payment, or otherwise recover the sum of ₦15, 650,067.85.”