The Nigeria police on Thursday
said they recovered $470.5m belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation’s Brass Liquefied Natural Gas hidden in some commercial banks in
violation of the directives of the Federal Government on Treasury Single Account.
The force disclosed that another
N8.8bn belonging to the NNPC/LNG which was also not remitted to the TSA was
recovered.
The police spokesman, acting DCP
Jimoh Moshood disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja
on Thursday.
The statement read: PRESS
BRIEFING: EFFORTS OF THE NIGERIA POLICE FORCE IN THE RECOVERY OF MONETARY AND
NON- MONETARY ASSETS FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
“On the assumption of Office, the
Inspector-General of Police, IGP Ibrahim K. Idris, NPM, mni created Special
Units to handle high profile cases including Terrorism, Cyber and high-tech
crimes, some of which includes the IGP Monitoring Unit, Special Investigation
Panel (SIP) and Task Force on Anti-Pipeline Vandalism.
“As a result of these efforts,
the Nigeria Police Force recovered the following monetary and non-monetary
assets for the Federal Government.
RECOVERY OF CASH ITEMS
i. The sum of Four Hundred and
Seventy Million, Five Hundred and Nineteen Thousand, Eight Hundred and
Eighty-Nine US Dollars and Ten Cent ($470,519,889.10) belonging to NNPC
BRASS/LNG INVESTMENT hidden in some commercial banks after the directives of
the Federal Government on TSA.
ii. The sum of Eight Billion,
Eight Hundred and Seven Million, Two Hundred and Sixty Four Thousand, Eight
Hundred and Thirty Four Naira, Ninety Six Kobo (NGN8,807,264,834.96) monies
belonging to NNPC BRASS/LNG INVESTMENT, that was not remitted to TSA Account of
the Federal Government was also recovered
iii. The Sum of One Hundred and
Fourteen Million, Two Hundred And Ninety Thousand Naira, (NGN 114,290,000.00)
in relation to the December 10th, 2016, National And State Assembly Re-Run
Elections in Rivers State Of Nigeria was recovered from twenty-three (23) INEC
Electoral officials.
RECOVERY OF NON-CASH ITEMS
“The Nigeria Police Force in the
fight against Economic Sabotage and pipeline vandalism related crimes recovered
two (2) Vessels, seven (7) Speed Boats, eight-three (83) Trucks, twenty-five
assorted Cars including Jeeps, thirty-six (36) Buses, twenty-nine (29)
Motorcycles, five Speed Boat engines and thirty-eight (38) pumping/Drilling
Machines and Generators.
“Summary of Monetary and
Non-Monetary Assets recovered; The total recoveries of Monetary and
Non-Monetary Assets of the Federal Government by the Nigeria Police Force are:
(a) MONETARY ASSETS
Four Hundred and Seventy Million,
Five Hundred and Nineteen Thousand, Eight Hundred and Eighty-Nine US Dollars
and Ten Cents ($470,519,889.10).
Eight Billion, Nine Hundred and
Twenty-One Million, Five Hundred and Fifty-Four Thousand, Eight Hundred and
Thirty-Four Naira and Ninety-Six Kobo (NGN 8,921,554,834.96).
(b) NON-MONETARY ASSETS:
Two (2) Vessels
Seven (7) Speed Boats
Eighty-three (83) Tanker Trucks
Sixty-one (61) assorted Vehicles
Five (5) Speed Boats Engines
Twenty-nine (29) Motorcycles
Thirty-eight (38)
Pumping/Drilling Machines and Generators.
“The Inspector General of Police,
IGP Ibrahim K. Idris NPM, mni, on 21st February, 2018 directed the
Commissioners of Police of all the State Commands of the Federation and the
Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja and their Supervisory Assistant Inspectors
General of Police of the Twelve Zonal Commands in the Country, and the Force
Headquarters Joint Task Enforcement Team to immediately commence simultaneously
throughout the Country, the mopping-up, recovery of prohibited firearms,
ammunition and weapons in the possession of all suspected Militias, Bandits,
Armed Herdsmen and Farmers, Vigilante groups, Neighbourhood watch and other
groups or Individual(s) or Bodies bearing prohibited firearms and ammunition,
illegal weapons and lethal devices whether locally fabricated, modified or
otherwise fashioned to kill or that can cause harm or injury to persons or that
can cause panic, fear, apprehension, security breach, breach of Public peace or
that can cause threat to law and order anywhere in the Country.
“Consequently, ultimatums of
Twenty One (21) days at intervals were given by the Force for voluntary return
of all prohibited firearms in the hands of members of the General Public,
individuals and groups such as Vigilantes and neighbourhood watch groups in any
of the Thirty Six (36) States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) including
the Seven Hundred and Seventy Four (774) Local Government Areas of the
Federation, Town Unions, Hunters and Watch night men or any group or
association under any capacity or guise, other than Security Agencies
recognized statutorily and gazetted by the Federal Government of Nigeria to
bear firearms of specified category; after the expiration of the grace period
and ultimatums, the Commissioners of Police of State Commands, FCT and their
Supervisory Assistant Inspectors General of Police and the Force Headquarters
Joint Task Enforcement Team in compliance with IGP’s directives and working on
actionable intelligence, swung into actions and embarked on Mop-up, Seizure and
Recovery of all illegal and prohibited firearms and ammunition from wrong
hands, suspected Militias, Militants, Criminal/Unlawful Gangs through search,
raid and seizure from identified premises, hideouts, dwelling houses, buildings
and sites where these illegal/prohibited firearms were kept based on reasonable
suspicion and intelligence and recovered the following prohibited/illegal
firearms and ammunition:
RECOVERED PROHIBITED FIREARMS
Batch 1 – No. of Firearms
Recovered = 6, 527
No. of Ammunition Recovered = 14,
809
Batch 2 – No. of Firearms
Recovered = 3,130
No. of Ammunition Recovered =
12,185
“Below are the categories of the
prohibited/illegal firearms and ammunition, specified under Chapter F.28 LFN
2004 Fire Arms Act:
Prohibited Firearms; Artillery
Apparatus for the discharge of
any explosives of gas diffusing projectile.
Rocket weapons
Bombs and Grenades
Machine-Guns and Machine-Pistols
Military rifles, namely; those of
calibres 7.62mm, 9mm, .300 inches
Revolvers and Pistols whether
rifled or unrifled (including flint-lock pistols and cap pistols).
Firearms such as Pump action gun
of all categories
Any other firearms/lethal weapons
fabricated to kill
“This operation which is still
ongoing among other purposes, is aimed at the full enforcement of the Firearms
Act, mopping-up and recovery of all prohibited firearms and illegally acquired
weapons and will enable the Nigeria Police Force deal decisively with
Herders/Farmers Clashes, Kidnappings, Armed Robbery, Cattle Rustling, Militancy
and Terrorism etc.
“While the Firearms Mop-up
Operations and the recovery of monetary/non-monetary assets of Government are
still ongoing, the Nigeria Police Force therefore implores Members of the
Public with useful information that will assist the Police to report via the
following contacts:
DIG Department of Operations:
08037025670
O/C IGP Special Investigation
Panel: 08035891859
O/C IGP Monitoring Unit:
08032451594
O/C IGP Intelligence Response
Team: 09098049333
“The commitment of the Nigeria
Police Force to guarantee protection of Lives and Property and recovery of
Government assets in the hands of unpatriotic individual(s), group(s) or
corporate bodies across the country remains unequivocal and unwavering.”
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