The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has reacted to reports that its operatives recovered billions in cash and property in the Abuja home of Nigerian Ambassador to Benin Republic, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai (rtd).
Items recovered reportedly included N170 million cash, $220,965, Mercedes Benz G-Wagon and Rolex wristwatch.
The sum was said to be part of billions of naira earmarked for the purchase of arms and ammunition by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government.
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Reacting in a statement, the spokesperson of the commission, Azuka Ogugua stated that the house did not belong to Buratai.
“The attention of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has been drawn to some inaccurate and concocted reports in the media about the seizure of multibillion-naira cash, dollars, Rolex watches stockpiled in an Abuja property.
“The Commission wishes to state that ICPC operatives raided a property in Wuse 2 of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, on Thursday, 16th June, 2022 between 5:00pm and 12:00am on suspicion of money laundering. Facts available for the time being indicates that the property is owned by owner of K Salam Construction Company, a military contractor,” Ogugua said.