Thursday 15 October 2015

Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) recovered N8.32billion in 4 years

Assets and cash up to the tune of N8,032,036,535.70 have so far been recovered from various Nigerians from 4,299 petitions received by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) in the last four years.

This was disclosed by an executive member of the commission, Professor Olu Aina, on Thursday, during a one-day grassroots anti-corruption advocacy and mobilisation for the south west zone held at the Conference Centre, The Polytechnic, Ibadan.

Professor Aina said the commission had received 4,299 petitions out of which 3,764 were referred for investigation, 899 were concluded while 170 cases were filed for prosecution. He added that a total "value of seizures in cash and assets in the sum of N8,032,036,535.70 were recovered within the period."


Credit: Nigerian Tribune

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