The suspended acting
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, says
some of the vehicles recovered by the EFCC were auctioned to the Presidential
Villa, the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social
Development as well as the Federal Inland Revenue Services and other
agencies.
He further stated that some of these agencies had not paid
for the vehicles but there was an arrangement that the money would be deducted
from their financial allocation.
Magu, in a letter addressed to the Justice Ayo
Salami-led panel titled, ‘Re: Alleged Case of Conspiracy, Enrichment, Abuse of
Public Office and Other Infractions,’ explained how some of the recovered
vehicles were auctioned.
In his response to the allegations of being unable to account
for recovered vehicles, Magu stated, “On allocation of vehicles to some
government agencies through special auction with presidential approval. The
beneficiary agencies are: the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster
Management of which the valued price is to be debited from their allocation;
State House, National Commission for Refugees and Displaced Persons; Federal
Inland Revenue Service and National Directorate of Employment.”
The suspended EFCC boss said about 450 other vehicles, which
had been recovered, had yet to be sold despite receiving presidential approval
to do so.
“The commission presently has presidential approval to
dispose over 450 forfeited vehicles located in Lagos and Abuja. The vehicles
have been valued by the National Automotive Council Valuers and the Federal
Ministry of Works and Housing. But no sale/disposal has been conducted yet,” Magu
stated.
He said some of the houses permanently forfeited to the
Federal Government by looters had also been handed over to some government
agencies like the Voice of Nigeria, North -East Development Commission and the
Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate.
