The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has launched an investigation into the Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC) over alleged misappropriation of public funds.
A reliable source within the EFCC disclosed that 146 NCPC staff members, including both active and retired personnel, have been summoned for questioning at the anti-graft agency’s headquarters in Abuja.
The source stated, “We are currently investigating the NCPC. About 146 staff members have been invited for questioning and have been assigned specific dates to report at the EFCC headquarters from Monday through Friday.”
An internal memo dated January 16, confirmed the invitations. Signed by Assistant Director APD, Chukwura Frank, on behalf of the Executive Secretary, the memo, titled “Re: Invitation by EFCC on Investigation of Misappropriation of Public Funds,” directed the invited officials to attend the interviews with their international passports.
The memo partly read:
“I am directed to inform you that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has invited 146 officers of the Commission (both serving and retired) for an interview. The officers listed are to report to the EFCC on the dates indicated against their names for an interview with the Head of Special Duty Committee 3 at EFCC Headquarters, Jabi, Abuja, by 10:00 a.m. prompt. This is for your information and strict compliance, please.”
The schedule includes key personnel such as the Assistant Chief Accountant, Assistant Chief Executive (Statistician), and other senior officers from departments including Accounts, Administration, Planning, and Procurement.
An anonymous source from within the NCPC downplayed the investigation, calling it a routine check into the commission’s records. “This is a normal exercise to review our books. There’s nothing alarming about it,” the individual stated.
Efforts to reach the EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, and the NCPC spokesperson, Celestine Ogugua, were unsuccessful at the time of filing this report.
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