ICPC rejects lawyer, orders Dangote’s in-person appearance by Dec 29 on Farouk case

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), in a letter released on Thursday, December 25, insisted that Dangote must appear in person by December 29 to formally adopt his criminal petition against Alhaji Farouk Ahmed, the former CEO of the NMDPRA.
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The ICPC also stated that under the Corrupt Practices Act of 2000, cases like this cannot be handled via legal proxies, if the evidence is to be admissible in court.
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Dangote alleges that Farouk Ahmed spent over $7 million in public funds to pay for the education of his four children in elite Swiss schools. According to the petition, these payments were allegedly made upfront for a period of six years, which Dangote claims far exceeds Ahmed’s lawful means of income.
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Despite Dangote’s legal representative, Dr. Ogwu Onoja, attempting to adopt the petition on his behalf, the ICPC ruled that a complainant’s personal statement is a vital evidentiary requirement for potential court proceedings.
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The commission has opened a window for the business mogul to appear at its headquarters on December 29, 2025, at 10 am.
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