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31.08.2024 Featured Under DIG Alabi’s Watch, FCID Policemen Still Hawk PCC, Negotiate Illegal N65,000 Fee

Published 31st Aug, 2024

By Daniel Ojukwu

Policemen attached to the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) in Abuja continue to advertise police character certificates (PCCs) to passersby for illegal fees, FIJ has confirmed.

Even with Abiodun Alabi, a Deputy Inspector-General (DIG) of Police, heading and working in the FCID, FIJ has been able to establish fraudulent practices in the procurement of PCCs there.

On Friday, a man who identified himself as ‘Intelligence Good’, a policeman attached to the department, told FIJ he would issue a PCC for N70,000, but later shifted ground and said he would settle for N65,000.

Thinking he was speaking with a willing customer, he said the Police Specialised Services Automated Portal (POSSAP) had a N30,000 fee published on its website, but capturing cost an extra fee which took the total cost to N65,000.

FIJ got Good’s number after a policeman stopped a source at the FCID on Monday to say he could prepare the PCC for them for N50,000. This policeman told the source his name was Daniel, but people know him as ‘Biggy’.

Daniel 'Biggy' captured in front of the FCID on Monday
Daniel ‘Biggy’ captured in front of the FCID on Monday

On Friday, FIJ called Daniel, and he said, “If you do the PCC online, you will come for capturing, and that costs money.”

READ MORE: UNDERCOVER: With N45,000, I Got Valid Police Character Certificate for Kirikiri Prison Inmate

Asked how much it would cost, he said he would send the number of someone who would do it for us. Afterwards, he sent Good’s number.

Daniel's message to FIJ
Daniel’s message to FIJ

FIJ texted this number via WhatsApp on Friday, and while responding, he mentioned the PCC.

“You need Police Character Certificate,” he said.

“Yes, for UK,” FIJ responded.

Intelligence Good's conversation with FIJ
Intelligence Good’s conversation with FIJ
Continuation of conversation
Continuation of conversation

When FIJ asked how much it would cost, he said it would cost N70,000 because the PCC would be required in the diaspora. FIJ then reminded him that on the POSSAP website, the statutory fee for PCC was N30,000, but he said the process for final approval was different.

FIJ asked if the processes cost an extra N40,000, to which he replied saying FIJ should bring N65,000 instead of his N70,000 earlier demand.

On Friday, FIJ sent its findings to the Force Intelligence Bureau (FIB) in Abuja but, at press time, they were yet to respond despite seeing the messages on WhatsApp.

These findings follow FIJ’s undercover investigation and sustained reporting on PCC fraud.

On Thursday, Muyiwa Adejobi, Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), said via a video statement, that the police would not ask anyone for bribes or encourage anyone to extort money off members of the public, but FIJ has found several occasions when staff of the FCID and other stations nationwide do so.

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Published 31st Aug, 2024

By Daniel Ojukwu

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