Ex-Govt Officials Escaping With 30 vehicles Busted

Plans by ex-government officials to keep back officially assigned vehicles after they had left office, had backfired.

The vehicles have been tracked, retrieved and returned to the government, thereby saving the government in Edo, where the incident played out, the huge resources used in acquiring them.

The Edo State Vehicle Recovery Committee said the 30 government-owned vehicles were taken away by officials of the immediate past administration.

Chairman of the committee, Kelly Okungbowa, who stated these in a statement issued by Fred Itua, Chief Press Secretary to Governor Monday Okpebholo, added:

“We have recovered two Land Cruiser Jeeps and two Toyota Hilux vehicles from a former high-ranking official of the immediate past government.

“One of the vehicles contained campaign posters and umbrellas”, Okungbowa stated, adding:

“Another Hilux vehicle was also recovered, bringing the total number of vehicles retrieved since our operation began to 30”.

He commended the whistleblowers that provided useful information that led to the retrieval of the assets, assuring that there would be more such recoveries in the coming days.

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“We appeal to the public for more information to aid our operations. Whistleblowers have been instrumental to our success, and we are committed to rewarding anyone who provides helpful tips,” he added.

Okungbowa noted that the committee is prepared to travel nationwide to recover state-owned vehicles wherever they are found.