Anti-corruption and elections / EFCC

Courts Remands Ex-CP, Onofiok over Alleged N1.9bn Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 arraigned a former Commissioner of Police, CP, Victor Onofiok, on a 21-count charge of money laundering and illegal diversion of police funds to the tune of N1.9billion, before Justice Chizoba Oji of the FCT High Court sitting in Apo, Abuja. Onofiok, who served as the CP, C Department in charge of Works, Logistics and Supply of the Nigeria Police Force, Force Headquarters, was accused of abuse of office and award of contracts for the construction and rehabilitation of police facilities across the country to personal c…