Security Director In Police Net Over Alleged N50m Scam

CYRIACUS IZUEKWE

The Operatives of the Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligent Department, FCIID, Force Headquarters, Abuja, Lagos Annex have arrested the Managing Director of Security Outfit, Ashaka Security Company Limited, Mr Wilmmer Ashaka for his alleged involvement  in a N50m financial scam.

The MD was arrested on Monday after he showed up after several days the police was hunting for him.

P.M.EXPRESS gathered that Ashaka whose office is located at 39 Festac link road, Amuwo Odofin was finally nabbed over the alleged dubious business transaction and was briefly detained and was granted administrative bail.

The arrest of Edo State-born Ashaka followed a petition dated 29 March, 2017 to the DIG by a complainant, Mr Issac Akpokuerherie  who alleged that Ashaka defrauded him in a business transaction he connected Ashaka Security company owned by the MD’s Late Father.

It was gathered that in the petition, Akpokuerherie  alleged that he introduced the Ashaka security company to an oil company called NIPCO Nigeria Plc, located at Dockyard Road in Apapa to guard the yard.

It stated that since he had not registered his own security company, when he was contacted by NIPCO, he contacted Ashaka Security Company and introduced them to NIPCO.

He said during the negotiation, the founder, late Chief Ashaka and his brother, Chief Abel Ashaka and the MD, Wilmmer Ashaka and him reached an agreement.

Akpokuerherie said that before he agreed to introduction to NIPCO, they had an agreement that Ashaka security company will be paying him N3,000 per staff employed to guard the company.

He said the company declared to him that they have the staff strength of nine guards and was paying  Akpokuerherie for nine guards which was N27.000 every Month since 2002.

The petitioner said when he eventually  discovered that Ashaka had about 91 guards which he did not disclosed to him and informed the suspect, the company  stopped paying any money to him.

P.M.EXPRESS reports that from the petition, the total amount Ashaka supposed to pay Akpokuerherie was about N49m but he only paid him about N4m and even stopped further payment to him since February 2017.

When our correspondent visited Police Force headquarters, Lagos Annex, the MD was seen writing statement on the Criminal allegations.

He was heard saying that the money he was paying Akpokuerherie since 2002 till February 2017 was on humanitarian ground because he did not sign any agreement with him.

He also admitted that Akpokurherie played a role in getting the contract from NIPCO.

P.M.EXPRESS gathered from police source that Wilmmer Ashaka will be charged to court for the alleged fraud if the parties did not agree to settle.