Ehindero is on trial for allegedly embezzling N16 million meant for the police force, while at the helm of affairs. The prosecutor, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other related offences commission(ICPC) said the money was the interest that accrued to N567 million donated to the police, for the procurement of arms, ammunition and riot control equipment, by the Bayelsa State Government. Bayelsa State Government made the donation when President Goodluck Jonathan was the state's governor.
The ICPC alleged that Ehindero and a suspended Commissioner of Police in charge of Budget at the Force Headquarters, John Obaniyi, conspired to embezzle the funds. Both men are facing a six-count charge at the court.
Oniyangi had granted the former police chief bail in the sum of N10 million and was to also provide a surety in like sum. Failure to meet the bail conditions, Oniyangi ruled, the former police boss should be remanded in prison.
With Ehindero's failure to meet the bail applications by Friday evening, he will spend at least the next 24 hours, until Monday, with fellow prisoners at the Kuje prisons.
Ehindero succeeded Tafa Balogun, who was also convicted for corruption, as police chief. He was the police Inspector General between 2005 and 2007.
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Is there any top government personnel dat is not stealing 2day? Just scope d kind of cars they drive, d schools their children go to, d houses they build in juicy locations all around d country. Plz, smbdy shud educate me on how bail money is used. I ve always heard millions paid in bail but ve never seen any report on how it is bn expended.
ReplyDeletethe judiciary should be commended for this bold step at ridding our society of fraud-striking-political and civil servants
ReplyDeleteWell, the evils that men do lives with them and after them. It is Ehindero today but we know that the whole system is manned by the Ehindaros. God save Nigeria!
ReplyDeleteWhat judiciary should be commended? rubbish judiciary.
ReplyDeleteJudiciary that set Ibori free, Judiciary that set Odile free, the one that set free Oladimeji Bankole, Gbenga Daniel etc to mention few.
To commend who? Judiciary?.
Look, Ehindero is having other issues with them otherwise, to have rigged election for PDP alone is enough to compensate him or what are we saying?