Chariman of Police Service Commission and former Inspector-General of Police, Sir. Mike Okiro, yesterday, reacted to allegations by former EFCC Chairman, Nuhu Ribadu, that he was behind two failed assasination attempts on his life and not Ibori.
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Okiro said in a statement released in Abuja that Ribadu is an inveterate liar."
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Ribadu, who spent Friday in the witness box and was cross-examined by both the defence and prosecution at the hearing on confistication of assets of former Delta State Governor, Chief James Ibori at the Southwark Crown Court, London, described the former IGP as " a despicable human being, the most corrupt police officer I have ever seen."
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Continuing, he said, "He made my life hell. He withdrew my official car and police security."
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In the statement, Okiro stated that Ribadu's allegation that he withdrew his official car and police security was far from the truth. "Nuhu Ribadu went on a course to National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, NIPSS. He was not posted out of EFCC. His Deputy, Ibrahim Lamorde was acting and holding forth. The vehicle(s) he was using belonged to EFCC where he was Chairman for about six years and could not have been withdrawn by the Police.
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The policemen he used as his security were those posted permanently to EFCC.
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"Therefore the Inspector-General of Police had no role in their internal daily deployment.
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Thirdly, Nuhu Ribadu was on course as Assistant Inspector General of Police and statutorily had to maintain his paraphernalia of security details. Nigerians will remember that Nuhu Ribadu once caused a newspaper publication to be made to the effect that he was attacked and shot at on his way to NIPSS but was saved because he was driving a bullet proof vehicle and the attackers could not stop him.
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He said that he suspected a retired Inspector-General of Police who had been monitoring him. I was then serving as IGP.