The official is one of the seven Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) officials arrested and detained for allegedly accepting N12 billion bribes from smugglers who are still walking freely.
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But while Nigerians await punitive actions against the indicted officers, this newspaper gathered that top customs officials have now engaged in a futile attempt to investigate how this newspaper got wind of the matter.Meanwhile, this newspaper has observed a flood of articles aimed at whitewashing Mr Kolade, who gathered about 80 per cent of the total proceeds of bribes uncovered by the EFCC.
Other platforms used more patronising headlines and published the entire article as an opinion piece. The article listed the achievements of Mr Kolade, including awards he was said to have received in the course of his career.Other indicted customs officials include the NCS’ Area Controller Zone B Kaduna, Ibrahim Jalo.
The EFCC’s investigation found that Mr Musa, who previously served as Area Comptroller, Katsina Area command, was extraordinarily wealthy and owned lots of assets including two filling stations and large trucks, all of which investigators suspect were acquired with illicit funds.Meanwhile, Hamisu Ibrahim, the officer in charge of Operation FOU Zone B, Kaduna, was suspected to have garnered N120 million in bribes from smugglers between 2019 and 2023.
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