How Togolese Cook Stole N8.2 Billion Cash From Okorocha’s Son-In-Law’s Room
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| Hon Uche Nwosu |
Information has emerged on how the Imo State lost a staggering N7.2
billion to a Togolese cook employed by the son-in-law and Chief of Staff
to Governor Rochas Okorocha, Hon. Uche Nwosu.
According to sources, the money which comprised $4million, 3.1
million pound and more than N4 billion stashed in Nwosu’s room, was part
of the federal government’s N26.5billion bailout fund given to the
state government for the payment of the workers’ salaries.
Investigation revealed that the cook took advantage of Uche Nwosu’s
trip abroad and swooped on the money kept in metal safe in the
governor’s son-in-law’s room.
A police source also disclosed to 247ureports.com that
when the state commissioner of police, Mr. Taiwo Lakanu visited the
residence of the Chief of Staff at Civic Centre, a high brow area meant
for only the super rich in the state, he discovered to his chagrin that
high intensity equipment was used to break the room and the safe.
As a result of this, the police boss was said to have ordered the
arrest of all security details, including the policemen and men of the
DSS.
Already, the chief of staff has since denied that money was missing
from his house, saying that his house is not a bank where money is kept.
Meanwhile, in the face of the controversy and denials by Imo state government over
the loss of N7.2 billion to the Togolese cook, an Owerri based lawyer, Barr. Kingdom
Okere has averred that the said amount is missing, adding that three security operatives have been arresed and detained over the allegation.
the loss of N7.2 billion to the Togolese cook, an Owerri based lawyer, Barr. Kingdom
Okere has averred that the said amount is missing, adding that three security operatives have been arresed and detained over the allegation.
Barr. Okere asserted that a police officer, Mr Gift Udenwoke and two others have been detained by the police for about a week pending when they give useful information on the whereabouts of the Togolese cook allegedly bolted away with the said money from the bedroom of the Chief of Staff’s official residence.
The lawyer disclosed that one Inspector Casmir of the Criminal Investigation department, D4 of the Imo state Police Command is the Investigating Police Officer, IPO, handling the case.
According to him, his client Gift Udenwoke serving at the New Owerri
Police Station was seconded as a security operative to the private
residence of the Chief of Staff, and has been in the police cell for
about a week over the money carted away by the Togolese cook engaged by
Hon. Nwosu.
Barr, Okere, the Director of a Non Governmental Organization, NGO,
Kingdom Human Rights Foundation Int’l argued that Gift cannot be linked
to the runaway Togolese domestic staff.
The activist lawyer submitted that the Imo state government has taken
Imolites for granted on several issues bordering on mismanaging the
state resources and converting saying to family benefit.
In his words “Gift was stationed at the gate, to ward off invaders
from gaining entrance into the said house of the COS, therefore cannot
gain entrance into the bedroom of the Chief of Staff, insisting that
there is no reason for him to be detained for an offence which he did
not commit.
The NGO boss queried, why must Hon. Nwosu’s bedroom “be a bank where the bailout fund meant for suffering Imo workers be kept , if not for the purpose of reportedly diverting same which is now said to be missing, one wonders if a committee needs to be constituted to pay workers who are being owed arrears of salaries because of man-made economic problem that has made Imo a debtor State”.
He alleged that police authorities have threatened to dismiss Gift
from the Nigeria Police Force for involving a human rights lawyer in the
matter, saying if it happens, they will explore all legal options to
address any injustice and anomaly.
Barr. Okere warned that if his client, Gift is not released in the
shortest time and apologize to him, shall petition the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, the Independent Corrupt Practice and
other related crimes Commission, ICPC, and the Inspector General of
Police, IGP, to investigate the circumstances surrounding the
missing Imo bailout fund, as well as institute a law suit.
For now, unconfirmed source alleges that on the said day the Togolese
cook made away with the $4million, (N5billion) the security operatives
at the gate were served a meal of indomie, after which they reportedly
dozed off.
It is recalled that a huge sum of money in foreign denomination was allegedly stolen from the office of the first lady following which the Police orderlies attached to her were detained, sometime ago.
Meanwhile, the workers of the Imo State House of Assembly, Imo Water
Board, the judiciary, health workers have since embarked on indefinite
strike following non-payment of seven months arrears of salaries. This
is even as pensions have resigned to fate following the 22 months
arrears of pension owed them by Governor Rochas Okorocha.
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