Mutilated N900m notes not tampered with —EFCC – TheNigerialawyer

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has dismissed
reports alleging that mutilated N900 million notes recovered from
Central Bank officials currently being prosecuted before the
Federal High Court, Ibadan, had been tampered with by operatives of
the commission.

It said that the reports which supposedly emanated from the
October 4 court proceedings claimed that the trial judge, Justice
P.I Ajoku discovered that operatives had tampered with the boxes
containing the money.

But the EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, in a statement in Abuja
on Monday, insisted that the narrative was calculated to mislead
the public.

“At no time during the proceedings did Justice Ajoku accuse the
commission of tampering with any box. The only order made by the
court was for the EFCC to produce the 106 boxes containing the
mutilated currencies as evidence.

“How the order to produce the boxes turned into an indictment
for tampering with N900m only exists in the warped imagination of
the purveyors of the false report,” the statement said.

Uwujaren said the mastermind of the false story betrayed their
motives by calling on the international community to be present at
the adjourned sitting of the court on December 2 and 3,2019 “to
witness the gross corruption by those employed by the government to
curb corruption.”

He noted, “The EFCC is not fazed by such rant neither is it
losing sleep over the order by Justice Ajoku. For the benefit of
the public, the boxes in question have never been in the custody of
the commission, let alone officers of the EFCC having the
opportunity to pilfer its content.”

Uwujaren explained that the boxes were securely locked up in
Central Bank vaults, adding that they had never been removed from
the facility while the investigation into the alleged stealing of
mutilated notes meant for destruction by CBN employees in Ibadan
branch lasted.

Police Host PR Workshop for Spokespersons in
Anambra
In line with the impassioned quest of the Inspector General of
Police, IGP M.A Adamu,NPM, mni for reinventing the image of the
Force and repositioning the Police Spokespersons for optimal
performance as critical stakeholders, particularly in the
implementation of the National Community Policing Model, the
Nigeria Police Force is organizing a four-day Strategic Training
Workshop for Police Public Relations Officers across the country,
tagged “Police PROs and Effective Communication in Contemporary
Times” from 8th – 11th, October, 2019 at the Banquet Hall of the
Golden Tulip Hotel, Agulu Lake, in the beautiful and serene town of
Agulu, near Awka, Anambra State.

The Training Workshop, which will be coordinated by the Office
of the Force Public Relations Officer, will bring together all
Police Public Relations Officers from the twelve (12) Police Zonal
Commands, the thirty-six (36) States Commands, the Federal Capital
Territory (FCT), and Staff Officers of the Force Public Relations
Department.

The training module of the workshop will be delivered by
seasoned communication experts from the prestigious School of Media
and Communication of the Pan-Atlantic University, Ibeju-Lekki,
Lagos State and other top journalists and PR professionals across
the country.

The Workshop is being hosted and sponsored by the Anambra State
Government with support from other critical stakeholders and will
be declared open by His Excellency, Chief (Dr.) Willie Obiano B.Sc,
MBA, FCA, Executive Governor of Anambra State.

DCP FRANK MBA
FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
FORCE HEADQUARTERS
ABUJA​