Acting IG accuses retired IG Arase of stealing 24 police vehicles

IGP Ibrahim Idris has asked his predecessor, Solomon Arase, to return the excess number of police vehicles he took away on departure from office. He accused him of taking away 24 vehicles including top of the range armoured BMW cars.

Idris has written to Arase to return at least 20 vehicles, saying he should not have more than 4 cars as part of his severance package. He added that some of the retired Deputy Inspectors General (DIGs), took away as many as 8 vehicles.

The acting IG has also launched a probe into irregular promotion in the police and the management of police investments. Speaking at the Force Headquarters in Abuja yesterday, Idris said: “A week before I was appointed, if you looked through my office window, you could see so many cars.