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Reps issue arrest warrant on ex FCC, IPPIS desk officer.

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9 months ago

August 10, 2023

Stella Charles Akupue

On Thursday, the House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee investigating employment racketeering in MDAs issued a warrant of arrest on Mr Haruna Kolo, a former staff of the Federal Characters Commission (FCC) and IPPIS desk officer.

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A staff of the Asset Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON), appeared before the Committee on July 7 over allegations about Selling said he made in collaboration with the Chairman of the Commission, Mrs Farida Dankaka, during his appearance, admitting to collecting money for employment on behalf of the Chairman.

Kolo also feared for his safety as he said that Dankaka should be held responsible if anything happened to him.

He has failed to honour the invitation of the committee to appear in subsequent hearings on July 8 and 9. Also, AMCON failed to turn up for the probe despite invitations to them.

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Rep Yusuf Gagdi, the chairman committee chairman, said a warrant of arrest would be issued against Kolo, adding that he would be brought in by the security agencies.

The Chairman also decried the attitude of some MDAs for avoiding the probe, adding that there would be sanctions henceforth for any agency that failed to honour the committee’s invitation.

“We have made our position very clear, and we have resolved to further communicate through newspapers for these agencies to make sure they have cause appearance before this committee.

” We will make our position very public in various dailies and televisions stations beginning tomorrow, giving agencies the last warning that they should appear before this committee on Monday.

” All our witnesses that we have equally asked them to be here will appear before us on Aug 14 and 15 in continuation to this hearing.

He said MDAs would begin to see the other side of the committee from Aug 14 by th

He said, for Kolo, the position of this committee was that he would lose his freedom, adding that it would issue a warrant of arrest on Kolo and compel security agencies to present him before it.