- The PDP describes the silence of the federal government on the allegations against IGP Ibrahim Idris as worrisome
- The party says the N120bn fraud allegation against the IG of police is too weighty
- The PDP states that the allegations against the IGP must not be swept under the carpet by the APC like the ones against the EFCC acting chairman, Magu, and others
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of claiming to be fighting corruption while at the same time shielding some officers involved in alleged corruption.
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The party made the allegation on Monday, September 4, in relation to a series of allegations levelled against the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, by the Senator representing Bauchi Central, Isah Misau.
NAIJ.com gathered that Senator Misau, a former police officer, had accused the police boss of collecting bribes from some officers before they were promoted.
The senator alleged that Idris was also collecting bribes from oil companies before posting police officers to them to provide security.
However, the police authority responded by declaring the senator a deserter, saying Misau forged his retirement letter from the Force.
But the PDP in a series of tweets, described the silence of the federal government on the allegations against the Ibrahim Idris as worrisome.
The party said the N120bn fraud allegation against the IG of police was too weighty and called for the police authority to purge itself of the accusation.
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According to the PDP, the sudden realisation that Senator Misau is a deserter further exposes the complicity of the police force on this matter.
The PDP stated that the allegations against the IGP must not be swept under the carpet by the APC like the ones against the EFCC acting chairman, Magu, and others.
See the Tweets from the PDP on the issue below:
Meanwhile, a legal practitioner, Mr Taidi Jonathan, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to set up a panel to investigate allegations of corruption against the police high command.
Jonathan, a former chairman, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Minna, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday, September 3.
He said that the I-G, as the chief law enforcement officer of Nigeria, should not have descended into the arena with the allegations made by the senator.
He also said Misau should be investigated, especially the circumstances of his resignation from the police force.
Jonathan said that when ascertained to be untrue, then the police authorities could subject the senator to interrogation on any allegations against him.
In the video below, NAIJ.com TV asked some Nigerians to name any Nigerian politician who has not been involved in alleged corruption.