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Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), has arraigned the director of finance in the Police Service Commission (PSC), Emmanuel Ibe, over alleged mismanagement of N11.750 million belonging to the PSC.
He was arraigned on a 9-count charge before Justice C.N. Oji of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court 21, Apo.
Counsel to ICPC, Golden Iwuagwu, while pressing the charge against the director, said he fraudulently paid N11.750 million to some selected staff of PSC in March 2015, as airfare and airport taxi allowances to travel from Abuja to seven states within Nigeria on official duties, even while there were no connecting flights from Abuja to any of those states.
He told the court that the defendant allegedly facilitated the payment of the money to the said staff of PSC to travel from Abuja to Bauchi, Niger, Benue, Kaduna, Kogi, Nassarawa and the FCT, thereby contravening Section 19 of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act 2000 and punishable under the same section.
He however pleaded not guilty to the charge when the trial judge, Justice Oji, read them to him. His counsel, S. M. Nwosu, then asked the court to grant him bail on self-recognition, reiterating that the alleged offence was bail-able.
Justice Oji in his ruling on the bail application admitted him to bail in the sum of N10 million with two sureties in like sum, one of whom must be a director in the Public Service of the Federation.
