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NSCDC Commandant Arrested Over Alleged N3bn Fraud Involving Ex-Naval Chief

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The ICPC has arrested Adam Yusuf, Commandant, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Akwa Ibom, over alleged three billion Naira fraud involving retired Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Usman Jibrin.

Mr Demola Bakare, Spokesperson for the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja.

According to Bakare, Yusuf, a former deputy commandant in Kogi before his elevation to commandant, had been evading arrest.

He said that Yusuf had now been taken into custody from his residence in Gwagwalada, Abuja, by operatives of the commission, and was set to face prosecution.

“Investigations by the ICPC revealed that retired Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Usman Jibrin, allegedly orchestrated the fraud through Yusuf and retired Brig.-Gen. Ishaya Gangum.

“The alleged scheme reportedly involved the diversion of public funds using 92 fictitious comp

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