Corruption: Pinnick, Dikko To Be Arraigned After Investigation - ICPC

Corruption: Pinnick, Dikko To Be Arraigned After Investigation - ICPC

The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission may arraign president , Nigeria Football Federation, Mr. Amaju Pinnick ; and Shehu Dikko for alleged fraud .

The anti -graft agency said the outcome of its investigation will , however , determine whether or not the two individuals will be arraigned in court for prosecution.

Pinnick and the Second Vice President of NFF , Dikko , are being investigated by the ICPC over alleged FIFA grant misappropriation .
ICPC spokesperson , Mrs . Rasheedat Okoduwa , said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Sunday .

NAN reports that the commission had , on its twitter handle , posted that “ ICPC places under investigation , mansion belonging to Amaju Pinnick , President of Nigeria Football Federation , located in Park View Estate , Lagos .
“ The Commission has also placed a mansion in Maitama , belonging to Dikko under investigation . ”

Okoduwa explained that the commission so far has reasonable suspicion that the emoluments that have been earned by the NFF officials could not have bought those houses .
“ Investigating around assets probably acquired through proceeds of crime is one of the first steps in corruption investigation ,” she said .

While noting that the commission was proceeding with the investigation , Okoduwa said that when completed , the Press would be briefed on the details.
“ Our official have proceeded with the investigation , when they are ready , they will let me know and I will tell you people .
“ We want to keep things under wraps for now , so that we don’ t expose too much information that will jeopardise the investigation .

On possible arraignment of the NFF officials , Okoduwa said that “ they can only be arraigned after the investigation .
“ Arraignment is when we are ready to go to court and we have all the facts , and if the investigation points to the direction of arraignment and they are indicted , they are real suspects , then we take them for arraignment .
“ If after the investigation , they were able to prove to us that they got the houses legitimately and they are cleared of other allegations, then we don ’t arraign, ” Okoduwa said.