Police say N100m paid into IGP’s son’s account was bank error
The Nigeria Police Force has said the N100 million paid into the personal bank account of Victor Egbetokun, son of the outgoing Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, was a banking error that was quickly corrected. Force Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, gave the clarification while speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, following an online report that claimed the money came from the Anambra State Government’s security vote account. Hundeyin said Victor himself reported the suspicious credit to his bank and asked that the money be reversed immediately. He explained that after seeing the unexpected N100 million alert, Victor contacted his account officer and insisted the funds be returned to the sender at once. “He printed out his statement of account and showed me,” Hundeyin said, noting that the transaction history confirmed that the money had been sent back. He […]
