EFCC, CSOs Urged Not To Turn A Blind Eye To Alleged Fraud In Bello-Koko’s NPA

A civil Society Group, Organised Crimes and Corruption Interception Project (OCCIP), has urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) not to turn a blind eye to alleged official malfeasance and corruption going on at the Nigeria Port Authority under the watch of its Managing Director, Mohammed Bello-Koko.

www.bigpengnr.com reports this was contained in a statement by the group made available to newsmen in Abuja on Thursday.

The group, in the statement signed by its Chairman, Iteveh Nurudeen, said that Nigerians want to know the state of the allegations of N829 million fraud allegedly perpetuated by Bello-Koko as exposed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the early months of 2022.

The group said that instead of gallivanting and tooting his horn over unverified achievement in interview series, Bello-Koko should be more focused on purging the institution which has become a historical den of fraud and wanton looting.

While saying that not much have been heard about the allegations of N829 million fraud, the group urged all Civil Society Organizations across the country as well as anti-graft agencies to beam its search light on the activities of the agency.

According to the group, it was rather sad that the Nigerian Ports Authority which was supposed to be a viable organ government for revenue generation and development of the maritime sector now has its mandate twisted.

“From the time of Bode George, to Hadiza Bala and Mohammed Bello-Koko, the NPA has become a constant corruption topic in our media across the country. It is an aberration which we as a civil society must continue to frown at.”

“While Mr Bello Koko is busy tooting his horn, the OCCIP has intercepted more details and documents on the financial escapades of the NPA management under his leadership which have been sorted for the appropriate quarters. We urge CSOs to join hands with OCCIP to see to it that the NPA leadership are held accountable,” the statement reads.