Anti-corruption war: Tension as police ordered to declare asset

-Police ordered to declare assets

-The compliance level of officers has reportedly been low

The wave of asset declaration has found its way into the Nigerian police as men of the force have been ordered by the federal government to declare their asses.

President Muhammadu Buhari and his vice, Yemi Osinbajo began their administration by declaring their asset in a gesture of transparency and this this has moved to other government parastatal with the police force being the latest one.

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Nigerian Tribune reports that the offices of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) expressed satisfaction at the level of compliance shown by the customs service but expressed displeasure at the non-compliance of the police.

A CCB official who spoke on the condition of anonymity said that although the level of compliance by senior police officers had been satisfactory, the rank and file had been largely defiant, apparently unaware of the legal implication of their attitude.

It was reported that the CCB has written commissioners of police to warn them of the implication of their men’s refusal to declare their assets.

However, the 14 day deadline given by the comptroller general of the Nigeria Customs Service to officers to declare their assets may be flouted by some men of the service.

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