The police under the leadership of Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, is facing investigation for 178,459 missing firearms and alleged improprieties in police contract awards.
On that basis, Egbetokun was quizzed by Senate Public Accounts Committee, on Tuesday where he apologised for declining Senate’s invitations in the past.
“As of December 2018, a total of 178,459 firearms were unaccounted for, including 88,078 AK-47 rifles. Additionally, as of January 2020, at least 3,907 assorted rifles and pistols remained missing,” the allegation read.
The claim was however refuted by Assistant Inspector General of Police Abdul Sulaiman, in charge of Police Accounts, “To me, no firearm is unaccounted for. We appeal to the committee for more time, and we will submit a full report.”
Aside from the firearms issue, the committee questioned the police over eight audit queries, including an allegation of N1.1bn in contract splitting—a violation of Nigeria’s Public Procurement Act.
This alleged irregular contract awards were flagged in the Auditor General’s report.
