Whistle-blower petitions ICPC over alleged abuse of office by State House Archives official

A whistle-blower has petitioned the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, implicit alleged maltreatment of bureau by an authoritative of the State House Archives successful Abuja.

A transcript of the petition, dated February 16, 2026, was acknowledged arsenic received by the ICPC connected February 17, 2026.

In the petition addressed to ICPC chairman, Akin Oyegoke, a civilian servant seconded from the National Archives of Nigeria to the State House Archives was said to beryllium progressive successful actions amounting to alleged maltreatment of office.

The petition noted that the substance is the taxable of an ongoing transgression lawsuit earlier a magistrate tribunal successful the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.

According to documents attached to the petition, the constabulary person filed charges against the civilian servant implicit an alleged fraudulent transaction involving a vehicle.

The complainant alleged that the authoritative collected N2 cardinal nether the pretext of utilizing her authoritative connections to unafraid a sports inferior vehicle, SUV, from the Nigeria Customs Service, NSC. The conveyance was reportedly ne'er delivered, and the wealth was not refunded.

The substance has since escalated, with the complainant accusing the authoritative of threats, intimidation, and attempts to discredit him.

He alleged that aft demanding a refund, the pistillate civilian servant contacted members of...