Police Hijacked Documents Relevant to 2017 Budget from my Home – Senator Danjuma Goje

Senator Danjuma Goje, the Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriation has said that during the raid on his house by officials of the Nigerian Police Force (NPF), documents relevant to the 2017 Budget was hijacked.

This was revealed in a series of tweets by journalist Sumner Shagari Sambo (@sumner_sambo).

Goje was quoted to have said that the police last week carted away laptops and documents that had the processed 2017 budget earlier scheduled to be laid yesterday (Tuesday).

BREAKING:

Police hijacked 2017 Budget during Invasion of Appropriation Committee Chairman’s residence, Sen. Goje raises alarm at plenary.

— Sumner Shagari Sambo (@Sumner_Sambo) April 26, 2017

Sen. Goje says police last week carted away laptops and documents that had the processed 2017 budget earlier scheduled to be laid yesterday.

— Sumner Shagari Sambo (@Sumner_Sambo) April 26, 2017

UPDATE:

Police IG directed to meet DSP Ekweremadu on seized 2017 budget documents & laptop seized from Appropriation Committee chair, Goje

— Sumner Shagari Sambo (@Sumner_Sambo) April 26, 2017

Sen. Goje tells @NGRSenate that six files and one laptop containing documents relevant to 2017 budget, N18mn and $12,000 seized by Police.

— Sumner Shagari Sambo (@Sumner_Sambo) April 26, 2017

“Police officials broke into his apartment and raided, taking away the sum of 18 million naira and about 18 files on his appropriation committee’s work. The officials also broke doors they couldn’t get keys to,” the Senate’s official Twitter handle said.

Sumber added that the Inspector General of Police Ibrahim Idris led by President Buhari’s Special Adviser on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Ita Enang are currently meeting with Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu over the issue.

Goje, a former governor of Gombe State, is standing trial for N25bn fraud.