The Chairman of the Special Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property, Mr Okoi Obono-Obla has been suspended with immediate effect by President Buhari.
The suspension confirmed via the official Twitter handle of the Presidency will be in effect until the conclusion of ongoing investigations by the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC).
His suspension came after it was recommended to the Presidency by the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Justice Minister . Mr Obono-Obla was reportedly accused of “abuse of office, intimidation and unauthorized malicious investigations, financial impropriety, administrative misconduct, and allegations of forgery/falsification or records, amongst others.”
His trouble was linked to an investigation by the anti-graft agency, ICPC, which found that he had falsified his WAEC result to enrol at the University of Jos, where he studied law in the 1980s. He also attended the Nigerian Law school on the back of the fake high school records.
The suspension shall be in effect until the conclusion of ongoing @ICPC_PE investigations into a number of cases relating to Mr. Obono-Obla. (2/2)
— Presidency Nigeria (@NGRPresident) August 14, 2019
