Volleyball
The Nigeria Police Force has actually started actions to examine claims of monetary criminal activities totaling up to over 178 million versus the National Chairman of the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC), Alhaji Mogaji Ibrahim Olaniyan, and other nationwide executive officers of the organisation.
The accusations were consisted of in a petition sent to the Inspector-General of Police on July 13, 2026, by the law office of A.F. Obainoke & & Co. on behalf of some elected nationwide officers of the PCRC.
The petition implicated Olaniyan and his supposed partners, who are likewise nationwide executive officers of the PCRC, of monetary criminal activities totaling up to over 178 million.
The petition mentioned that the plaintiffs were chosen into different nationwide workplaces of the PCRC in 2022, consisting of the position of National Auditor, while Olaniyan was chosen National Chairman and consequently sworn into workplace.
In a subsequent letter dated July 20, 2026, the workplace of the Inspector-General of Police forwarded the petition to the Director of Legal Services of the Nigeria Police Force for proper action.
The letter, signed by CP Lateef Ahmed, Principal Staff Officer, specified: “I forward herewith a copy of letter dated 13th July 2026 gotten from the A. F. Obainoke Co. on the above highlighted subject and compose to respectfully communicate the instruction of the Inspector General of Police that you manage” the matter.
The file, which bears the stamp of the Directorate of Legal Services, reveals that the petition was gotten on July 28, 2026.
The advancement comes amidst a series of claims and internal disagreements surrounding the management of the PCRC under Olaniyan.
SaharaReporters had actually reported in July that the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 13, AIG Godwin Iguh Eze, delayed the PCRC Zone 13 election in the middle of claims of control and procedural abnormalities.
According to the authorities declaration on the post ponement, the AIG stated the election might not continue since “the election kinds were not offered to the AIG, Zone 13, or the Zonal Police Public Relations Officer” which “the participants were likewise not evaluated by the AIG, Zone 13, or members of the Zonal Management Team.”
SaharaReporters likewise collected at the time that Olaniyan had actually supposedly stopped working to forward the names of candidates to the AIG’s workplace or the Zonal Management Team for compulsory screening.
Sources even more declared that the PCRC chairman looked for to affect the electoral procedure by promoting favored prospects.
Olaniyan’s reaction to those accusations was not acquired in spite of duplicated calls to his smart phone.
Fresh Allegations
The current petition comes versus the background of previous accusations of monetary mismanagement, abuse of workplace and suppression of responsibility within the PCRC.
SaharaReporters reported in March that some PCRC members implicated Olaniyan of stopping working to represent more than 20 million supposedly produced from registration costs for the organisation’s 2026 nationwide management workshop.
Sources declared that more than 2,000 PCRC members from the 6 geopolitical zones signed up for the workshop at 12,000 each in January and February 2026, creating more than 20 million.
The sources likewise declared that the organisation had actually not performed a detailed audit of its nationwide represent more than 3 years.
One source had actually stated: “In January and February 2026 alone, over 2,000 PCRC members from the 6 geopolitical zones signed up for the workshop at 12,000 each. That is well over 20 million produced, yet no account has actually been rendered. This has actually ended up being a pattern.”
The claims likewise consist of claims that members went through levies without appropriate openness or approval from the National Executive Committee.
The PCRC National Auditor, Usman Garu, was supposedly avoided from performing his statutory responsibilities and openly embarrassed throughout an NEC conference after demanding auditing accounts going back to 2022.
“Garu was dressed down just due to the fact that he demanded performing his constitutional function,” a source stated. “The chairman has actually not forgiven him for asking to examine accounts going back to 2022.”
Olaniyan Seeking Another Tenure
Sources within the PCRC informed SaharaReporters that regardless of the claims of monetary impropriety, abuse of workplace and electoral adjustment surrounding his management, Olaniyan is presently pressing to protect another period as National Chairman.
The sources stated the relocation has actually even more increased stress within the organisation, especially amongst members who have actually been requiring higher monetary responsibility and adherence to the PCRC constitution.
SaharaReporters had actually formerly reported claims that Olaniyan was trying to affect internal electoral procedures ahead of the November 29 election, with sources declaring that he had actually looked for to manage delegates and sideline viewed challengers.
“This is not an election; it is a crowning,” one senior member had actually stated. “Delegates are handpicked, and dissenting voices are methodically omitted.”
Sources likewise declared that elections due in Zones 9, 13 and 16 had actually not been performed regardless of constitutional requirements, with incumbents enabled to stay in workplace.
Previous Financial Investigation
The debate likewise restores concerns surrounding a previous examination into the PCRC’s financial resources.
In 2023, an eight-member committee was developed to examine claims including 60.3 million apparently embezzled by the chairman.
A file acquired by SaharaReporters revealed that the committee validated that 60.3 million had actually been understood by the PCRC and evaluated expense records, leaving a balance of roughly 1.4 million.
The committee consequently advised steps consisting of restricting the chairman’s powers, implementing monetary discipline and making sure compliance with the organisation’s constitution.
Regardless of the committee’s findings and suggestions, sources stated no concrete action was taken.
The current petition for that reason puts fresh claims of monetary criminal offenses before the cops authorities.
Aggrieved PCRC members have actually formerly contacted the Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, to intervene in the organisation’s crisis, examine the accusations and bring back responsibility.
“We are not simply worried about corruption,” one member stated. “We are worried about the survival of this organisation and its stability.”
Since the time of filing this report, tries to reach Olaniyan on his cellphone were not successful.
Discover more from PMN S.P.O.R.T.S - A PRIME MEDIA NETWORK BRAND
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
