Probe him, court orders police

full circle.

NA REAL FULL CIRCLE,YOU SAY MAKE THIEF INVSTIGATE THIEF. THIS COUNTRY ,MY ONLY SOLUTION IS GET OUT OF THE COUNTRY FOR THESE EDUCATED ILLETRATES RULING NIGERIA ,TILL THEY ALL DIE OFF.

This is superstory *3 superstory heh heh....

All these Yoruba people of south-west Nigeria. First a Yoruba man by name Olajide Oyewole Ibrahim lied against an honest and hardworking public servant Alhaji Inde Dikko at the peak of his career about forgery of certificates. Now another yoruba man, Chief Magistrate O. O. Oyewunmi is giving an order to investigate a non-existent case. I dont know of any tribe full of mischief like the yorubas. No tribal sentiments, but the honest truth.

LOL!!! @ Tosin03 ...this is superstory...a life of strife and sorrows....Hehehehehehe

We are in for another round of comic drama like it played out when Mr. Ibori was accused of having stolen building materials in Abuja. We all know how the case ended. Requesting the Nigerian Police, which even the unwary knows is the most corrupt institution in the world, is a mere waste of time. The chaps who will be assigned the case would have made a hit; as they will return a not guilty verdict for a fee of hundreds of millions. Keyamo the point has been proven. It is common knowledge that the CG forged his documents, but You cannot win this one. Period.

the street is just too dirty...

Mr. Ibrahim should be charged for fraud based on his confession.

Is it because Dikko is now cg that they want to mess him up all this while where were this people.

This is a lucid picture of the people that call the shot in 9ja, little wonder the retrogression. ANAN, NASS, WAEC,NPF all these are some of the institutions wrecking this nation. REVOLUTION IS THE ONLY WAY OUT.

THIS IS A CASE OF BAD BELLE. CASE DISMISSED.

What sort of probe will be better than prosecuting the comptroller for forgery and in the process,compel all those involved to appear in court. In so doing,the truth will be exposed instead of asking a thief to probe a fellow thief.

Dont know why the man will not just publish his certificates if he has them or ask WAEC & othjer Institutions to release his results if he has lost the certificates. Its amazing to think that this matter could have been nipped in the bud. If he doesn't have the qualifications he should have resigned long before it got this far instead of fighting a rear guard action in a lost battle. Asking the Nigeria Police to investigate is like asking a dog not to eat the bone tied round its neck. Chikena

The Abdullahi Inde Dikko you seek who we may be the one who forged the certificates is not the Abdullahi Inde Dikko who is Comptroller General of Customs. That old Jedi Mind trick!

Story story na so i hear 4 NTA news lol...

@Floriana: I refuse to dignify your ethnic rant with a response. An allegation has been made. The way it is done in normal climes is for the Accused to prove his case beyond reasonable doubt. Let him have his day in Court!

Did the courts have to order the investigation of a clear cut case before the Police would take action? I bet you the dude is going to serve his tenure before they finally realise he actually served with fake certificates. As for the guy who's now crying wolf,the rapists of Nigeria and their cohorts shall not find rest.

Its a bit fuuny asking a fruad to probe a fruad. The Nigerian Police Force is a fraud and they will never come out with the truth.

This is one of many unending drama episode in Naija. Naija my great country, i hail thee. Pls let's allow the naija police once again to prove their incompetence on this very episode by carrying out the investigations. Let's watch and see the drama as it unfolds. Pls keep us all informed. Thnx

Failed state? Yes, that is what Nigeria is headed for. We need to bring back the likes of Idiagbon. One quick thought; what was the accuser doing in a night vigil? ...just saying

When the going was good, no noice was heard but things has falling apart, roforofo fight. Abdullahi Inde Dikko, is't true that you forged all these certificates? Please come out boadly and tell us!

The writer of this story is guilty of connivance and accessory to the same crime as Dikko.

Hello FLORIANA, this is not a tribal issue. Try to look at issues technically and not in a myopic way. Let them carry out the investigation, then we can judge. Everything is possible in this Nigeria. Have you forgotten Toronto Certificate issue? Please let's be analytical in our thinking. Thank you

A failed state is a country where it requires a court to order to compel the police before it can commence the investigation of a case of forgery. @ Floriana: Get help.

I hope the accused is already cooling his feet in a dingy police cell in Lagos. That's where the investigation should start. For Dikko, he should present his 'certificates' for public scrutiny. If indeed he comprised in acquiring the certificates then he should accept his fate: many days for the thief, one day for the owner. Chikena!

Investigate reports on one's background is what the NA confirmation committee ought to have done. It is most especially commending that the Court has ruled on the right approach. Investigate the Comptroller. Simple. If he's found innocent, the better for his reputation.

This smacks like blackmail. I believe you must have made a lot of money from Dikko by "running around for him "according to you. You should be arrested and prosecuted as an accomplice, you provided all the forged documents and now you are crying foul. I pity your life as your days on planet earth are numbered. They will just snuff life out of you and nothing will happen. For your information Yardua loves this comptroller general of customs as the methodology of his ascendancy into the seat was full of fraud. So relax or run out of the country as some have suggested. There is nothing sacrosanct in the crusade you are mounting now. If it is a serious country, the case is simple, unearth all Dikko credentials and if any one falls within the ones you quoted he will be thrown out of office and jailed. Simple logic!

Florina's response revealed yet another of the evils in our land where people defend criminal acts from many unusual platform, the most potent being tribalism and religious bigotry. Criminals have no tribal marks,no religion of their own and their professional is criminalism. Florina, please be reminded that people with little minds brought this great nation down through the Coups de'tat, counter coups including the avoidable Nigerian civil war. There should be no Nigerian Hausa, Nigerian Ibo, Nigerian Yoruba etc. as you seem to be suggesting. Only then can all people of goodwill face the criminals masqurading as our leaders to do the right thing

I Weep for NIGERIA. DIKKO & IBRAHIM are both criminals if there are any truth in the story. It is because things has fallen apart between the two that is why we are hearing all these, GOD will continue to expose all the people that are blocking the wheel of progress of the country. This is just a case of the blackmailed not given in again to the request of the blackmailer. It has now turned into roforofo fight.

My people if God want to do any tin, it takes a long time. So dis is d right time for every tin to be expose.

FLORIANA, You need help. Try to move out of myopic thinking. Issues of corruption and fraud in Nigeria has gone beyond race or gender. If i accuse you of fraud with reference to your academic qualifications with enough evidence with me, does that translate to where i come from? THINK, THINK and THINK again.

President Yar'Adua should have told the police to probe Dikko months ago. Is it because of the northern agenda? yar'Adua is picking up but he should have sorted out this mess months ago.

Given the way things work in this country nothing tangible will result from this expose. The tribal/religious card will be played as usual employing the service of bigots likes florina. We all know how this type of post like CG are attained let somebody tell me that the best this country cal offer as president is Yar'adua, that the best CG is Dikko and the list is endless. You see unqualified yorubas,ibo and hausas in position and you wonder are they the best that the country can gives us. NO. save the batterd federal/national character that favours the so-called elites and their cronnies.Its is this same CG that i heard has put a price tag on what the travellers/traders pay for their cargos from dubai,china etc b4 collection. I was at the airport sometimes last year to UK and after ransacking my bags and their is nothing i was still asked by a very old custom officer to find something for him. This is sad and very bad for the country.Nigeria good country, bad peple.

I just hope we are learning

I cannot believe the comment by 'Floriana'. The police should investigate the allegations. If Dikko is not operating with forged certificates, I am sure he can be cleared. If he has used forged certificates to advance his career, it should be easy to prove in a court of law, judging from details of the exhibits. If the allegations are true, Dikko and the accuser have committed serious crimes and should pay. How will our public institutions be strong, when they could be run by incompetent people who, it may turn out, are having neither the qualifications nor service conscience required? God bless Nigeria.

this is a case of "jeun ko ku". Waki and die people don come again ooooo.

Good comments, some genuine while others like Florina foolish. To the best of my knowledge, the people that appointed this man knows that he has no certificate, if not let the security report on him be made public. Again, the president will only appoint such people that will not have any moral ground to oppose him. Interestingly though, the aspect of ICAN and ANAN adds another angle to the debacle. If he did not sat for and passed ICAN qualifying exams, he could not have applied for the Fellowship status or did he passed the exams the ANAN way. At any rate the two Institutes should be used to confirm/refute the allegation. I only pity our MADAM NIGERIA abi na MS NIGERIA (branding Mistress).

abeg no be post dey comment above...if god wants to do what? what has god got to do with certificate forgery...for everybody's information i do not believe in god enough to expect him to bring dikko to book...it is the job of our judicial system and it was not created by god but by man.... Please read through my previous write ups I have never used "tin" or "d". I use pidgin english quite alright but I do not come from the generation that uses "d"

VERY INTERESTING SAGA, EVERYONE KNOWS THAT ALL DIKKO#S SUPERIORS WERE RETIRED SO THAT HE COULD BECOME CON. GENERAL. WHAT WILL SURPRICE ME IS IF HE GETS THROWN OUT OF OFFICE OVER THIS ISSUE. IT WILL END LIKE IBORI'S CASE IN ABUJA. GOD SEEMS TO HAVE FORGOTTEN THIS NATION. AUNTY DORA WHERE ARE YOU NOW? REBRAND THE CD NOW

@ FLORIANA, Anyone can is free to accuse allowed to accuse anyone regardless of tribe, The beauty of the system if it works, is the accused is allowed to present his case and defend himself, The "Yoruba" that execute the forgery is must also be punished if infact it is true, We should focus on getting the most qualified people in our society in these places and not fraudsters, We shouldnt allow your own delusions and obsession with tribe coupled with your limited intellect, prevents you from having an objective disccusion.

FLORIANA! WHY dnt u say d police every one is saying wld favour d CG are yoruba.U ve a straight brain. So u IBRAHIM the accuser if things had not gone bad u wld ve continue to b an instrum of crime.D Nemises wld kill u b4 ur CG.Ask urself how ve u help dis country.Am happy he refused to employ u cos i wonder wht crime level u wld ve abait in our system.yeye.

Nigeria"s case is sorrowful, "omase o" Where do we run to for safety? Our leaders are the problems we have.Before you know it,the case is swept under the carpet.it is sad.Let this man be investigated by independent body if not, forget it,

WHO IS TRYING TO FRAME TATA?IS IT ANOTHER IBRAHIM

Can this be real,a careful look at the statement point to point will understand that Yurobas are wounderful.It is only by God grace other race survive.if wll analysed and secrutized both parties schould be questioned and charge for misconduct, proper investigation report from EFFC will also go a along way to secure this matter. Nigeria Police should stay clear from this case, let every atom of the statement be followed up and be secruitnesed for pure and proper justification so that young Nigerian will witness and run away from exam malpractices and others. not only that, if you go back from 2nd paragraphy there is enough evidence needed verification along with paragragh five. let justice play and rule, let human right laws be oblige, let all criminal investigation officer be alarted, let all academic, records and statistics laws be highly executed. but am afriad if mr president will support this investigation exercises... No one is a "saint of sine" when justice previal and rule. let bad wagons be clear off,who knows? but let all watch and play the game again on the coridor

Though Floriana's response appears to have been planted to spark ethnic dimension to this issue, I do sympathise with the person(floriana) because yoruba people are actually full of mischief everywhere you see them. Go to THISDAY newspaper, you will see this in action daily yet they write backpages to appear like saints. But all certificate forgery accused should not find it hard to defend.

i take god beg tata 2...find another name....

Dikko shld resign and focus on fighting for his reputation that is if he is innocent thatz what honourable people do if he refuses he should be sacked. He's brought his office into disrepute as for ibrahim he too should be prosecuted, he has confessed to forgery

A criminal as the head of customs

I must restrian myself from the ethnic colouration being given to this issue. The fact of the matter is that the issue at hand is a National matter. Therefore, i advice the police to prove Nigerians wrong by doing a thorogh job. If i am the acccused, i will simple publish my certificates for the world to see.

Floriana why have you trivialized an important issues that bothers on integrity particularly of a senior officer who should actually be showing examples to his subordinates. The guy had given instances backed up with dates (facts), there is court of competent jurisdiction for him to prove otherwise. This is not only shameful that this kind of person can ascend to the highest echelon of customs. Anyway we await THE END of this thriller. NIAJA WE HAIL THE. Mr Dare (Author) i concur with your comments.

YOU SHOULD ALSO BE ARRESTED FOR ASSISTING CRIMINAL OFFENCE

Only revolution can save Nigeria. Everyone is afraid of His/Her flesh. Since we are all afraid to confront evil in our society,lets declare more days of fasting and prayer in all our Churches,Mosque and Traditional ways for God's divine intervention.

@Florina, Your ranting is sick and devoid of reasoning. You left substance and pursued shadow. It is not surpriing that Nigeria is in this state with idiots like you. Obviouly, the Yorubas are responsible for James Ibori's fate. Decent forums will fare better when idiots like you keep off.

Mr Dikko, Please Present your certificates. The painful thing here is that those Custom officers that genuinely attended Universities , sat and passed their degree exams are being denied promotion by the Likes of this dubious CG Inde Dikko on the flimsy excuse that they were not granted permission by the Customs high command to go to School! There are those Custom officers with Masters degrees and some with first degrees that for the past ten years have remained on the same junior rank owing to this lousy reason, while certificate forgers like Mr Inde Dikko where getting dubious accelerated promotions. Nigeria we hail thee!

Well I guess this is the reason why Ohu was killed and finally, the story is out. What a tragedy. Oga Dikko, publish your certificates if Ibrahim is lying.

THE DOG ATE HIS CERTIFICATES...I WAS A WITNESS!!

As far as I am concerned, both Dikko and Ibrahim must face the law. If Dikko can prove that his credentials are not fake then no problem. Ibrahim is an accessory to fraud and should not be left alone, he must be brought to justice for his role at NIM - stealing of blank certificates. All this are criminal offence and if found guilty must serve the necessary jail sentences. I am a yoruba man and will not agree to what Floriana has written, if Dikko has presented fake documents to get to the top he must be dismissed immediately. It is time we Nigerians both home and abroad get into our tick heads that forgery does not pay.

The Police should do their work here too. They have charged Aregbesola (in Osun) and Abubakar (who challenged David Mark's election)to court for forgery. 2 lawyers in Ondo state (opposed to PDP) have also being declared wanted by the police for the same offence. Why should this case be different? Even if the allegation is brought by a "typically mischievous" Yourabaman (the way the News magazine edited by a Yourbaman mischievously accused Salisu Ibrahim-House Speaker before Na'aba-of forging his credentials which led to the man's resignation and arraignment), Dikko should just produce his originals of his credentials. We should remember when Bankole-incidentally a disapointment- was nominated for speaker, there was a rumour that he did not do NYSC. It was not enough that some people said he did yout service, or he was hardowrking. He produced his discharge certificate and we believed him. By the way, how come the nation is sliding while there are so many "their excellencies" and "hardworking people of integrity"

TATA .vs.TATA 1. What's going on with you guys. One of you must produce original certificate!

It sounds impossible dt the CG could forged these pedestrian certificates, after all he seems to have ACA or how was he to be conferred with FCA? However he should be man enof to address a press conference with the Original of his credentials. However, I wish to suggest this forum spearhead a campaign for forensic investigation of the Educational qualifications of all Public officers. I hope this is the beginning of Nigeria`s real independence. Yes!, it has always been my argument that the problem with Nigeria is the Civil Servants (Govt Agents) Customs, Immigration, CBN, NNPC, Ministry workers, Police, INEC, Local Govt etc. They are all EVIL SERVANTS. If these set of Nigerians can become normal again, Nigeria is on the path to full recovery. ICAN, NIM, ANAN & the rest should tell us their own side of the story.Ibrahim you are surely a candidate for central part of Kirikiri maximum prisons.@Florina & aakhaze: note that this blog is for reasonable people, and would encourage you to stay away, primitive people!

@florina+akhaze... see d number of wel meaning nigerians dat gav reasonble comments+proffered workable solutions 2 d problem? its bcos of minorities lik both of u dat dis country is in shambles+disarray! fools!

I AM NOW TATA 1 AND I KNOW DIKKO INDE TO BE A TRUTHFUL, HONEST, HARDWORKING FELLOW. I WAS PRESENT WHEN THE DOG ATE HIS CERTIFICATES. IT WAS AN ACCIDENT. SOMEBODY PARCELED PIECES OF KILISHI ALONG WITH THE CERTIFICATES ON OUR WAY TO ABUJA. ON GETTING THERE, THE PARCEL WAS HANDED OVER TO THE MAIGUARD WHO LEFT IT TO ANSWER THE DOOR. ON HIS WAY BACK, THE DOG HAD GOTTEN HOLD OF THE WHOLE PARCEL AND SHREDDED IT. I SWEAR THAT THIS IS THE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH SO HELP ME GOD. THE DOG ATE HIS CERTIFICATES.

The CGC should first of all resign, then go to court to clear his name. If he is vindicated, he will be better off than remain a CGC with a stained name.

During the campaign they promised everything after Election they began to burst champegne. This the clear life of a politician. This matter should not be taken on a light ground but should be investigated to the latter. All the same Dikko should be assumed innocent until proven guilty. 9ja tooo much jooo!!!!

I do not have any iota of doubt in my mind that the accuser and the accused are birds of the same feather i.e. criminals, and they both should be prosecuted. However, I don't expect anything good to come from the involvement of the police in this matter, first because of their reputation for covering up when high profile people are involved, and second, because of Yaradua connection. Abdulahi is related to Yaradua by reason of marriage. He is a brother-in-law to Yaradua and both are from Katsina State. The government of Yaradua has already cleared Dikko of any wrong doing and for this reason, it remains to be seen if the police will be able to do a thorough investigation as commanded by the court. The rumour has also been going round that Abdulahi Dikko is responsible for the gruesome murder of Bayo Ohu of The Guardian as a result of this scandal. Bayo Ohu was for a long time resident in Katsina state and he was reported to be using his connections in the State to get some information on the forgery story before his assassination. There is too much coincidence in the forgery and murder that makes Abdulahi Dikko culpable. Fraud, dishonesty and lies cannot go on forever undiscovered. The untruth will be discovered one day. Now is the time for Dikko to answer to all the frauds, forgeries and murder done in his name.

All you people abusing me I will deal with you! Don't you know that I am the Special Assistant to the Comptroller-General of Customs? Let me tell you - Yaradua and my oga are the best of friends. Nothing will come out of all this noise. We will find all your IP addresses and use Nigeria Police to arrest you all. I will personally come and visit you all in police cell so that you can see my face. Banza!

There is a question occurring in another corner of this edition of Next which might be relevant here. Who let the dogs out?

Pls don't drag ICAN into this issue. ICAN exams are probably the most rigorous in Nigeria. I would have expected ICAN image makers to have commented here. You don't seek a fellowship with ICAN. It is never done. You must have passed all the certification stages, and become an ACA (Associtae of Chartered Accountants). You then practice whether in public or private for ten years before becoming a fellow of the institute. I had been following this Dikko and Ibrahim saga and this is the first time that ICAN is being dragged into the show. May be what they meant is registering to become an ICAN student. At that point you have to submit your degree certificate for scrutiny. If it is only school certificate, you can only apply for ATS exams. Thanks!

@Babs Dodo, ur assumption about ICAN is as good as mine, but I disagree with you that this is the 1st time ICAN is bn mentioned. My curiousity is why are they keeping silent on this like ANAN & NIM. My brother, this is NIGERIA! anything can happen, in fact if hiden things are made known to you, your impression of goodness about some seemingly good things about our Dear father land shall change for ever. I still have trust in ICAN but they should come out to tell us their own side of the story, period.

This is yet a mere allegation until proven beyond reasonable doubt. But if the allegation is true, the investigation must be expanded to cover the entire department and government ministries. The only way to make progress in our Nation is to put the right people in the right places. Meanwhile, FLORIANA should stop talking like a baby.

It is only a thief that can trace the footstep of another thief.