Alleged Theft: ICPC Seals Country Home of Federal Lawmaker

Pat Stevens/

The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC) today said it has recovered 51 tricycles, 228 motorcycles, 203 grinding machines and five electricity transformers meant for constituency projects from the Enugu country home of an unnamed federal lawmaker.

A statement by the Head, Public Enlightenment and Education Unit of the commission, Mr Suleiman Godwin, says operatives of the Commission conducted a search on the premises after it got wind of an alleged plan by the lawmaker to stash away items procured for constituency intervention in the zone.

The statement says operatives have also sealed the premises of the federal lawmaker from Enugu North Senatorial Zone of Enugu State.

The estimated value of the recovered items was put at over N100 million.

The statement reads in part:” Operatives of the ICPC, Enugu Office has traced to the country home of a prominent politician from Uzo Uwani Local Government Area of the state items purchased for intervention in the zone.

“The discovery followed the constituency projects tracking of the ICPC as directed by the chairman of the commission.

“Among the items seized are 51 tricycles, 228 motorcycles, 203 grinding machines and five electricity transformers.

“The premises in which the items were stashed away has been sealed by the ICPC.”

The statement adds that the Commission is conducting further probe of the incident.

0