19 Cars, SUVs Recovered from Former IG Arase

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19 Cars, SUVs Recovered from Former IG Arase

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19 police vehicles have been recovered from former Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase. The current Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has called for a rigorous investigation into the alleged purchase and distribution of vehicles by his predecessors.
: Former Nigeria Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, who has been accused of taken away 24 police vehicles on retirement.

: Former Nigeria Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, who has been accused of taking away 24 police vehicles on retirement.

This is coming after ”Žthe discovery that retiring officers, including former IGs and Deputy Inspectors-General of the Police, were in the habit of appropriating police vehicles for their personal use.Some of the vehicles recovered from Arase include assorted sedans, Sports Utility Vehicles and pick-up vans.The vehicles, it was learned, were apart from the four vehicles he was entitled to take away with him on retirement, Punch reports.A senior officer, who is familiar with the investigation, said the SIP was still working to recover five additional vehicles from the former police boss.It was learned that the SIP, headed by Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Ali Amodu, (rtd), had also recovered a number of police vehicles from other retired DIGs.The recovered vehicles were said to have been distributed to newly promoted Commissioners of Police and AIGs.The source said, “We are making progress in our investigations. We were able to trace 24 vehicles to the former IG and we have recovered 19 already. He has yet to release the remaining five, but we won’t let up until we recover all the vehicles. We have pictures of the vehicles and they have been documented, so he can’t deny it, the recovery is a fact.”Arase had earlier denied taking away 24 vehicles when his successor, Idris, made the allegation during an interview with journalists on July 18, 2016, shortly after he assumed office.Arase has denied the allegations of his successor, saying he did not go away with any police vehicle.He said, “What am I going to do with 24 cars? Do I want to open a car shop? This is a malicious accusation. There are ways of verifying issues rather than engaging in media propaganda.”Arase said all vehicles bought by the police under him were distributed to the state commands and other appropriate units of the Nigerian Police Force.

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