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Police Declare Kenny Martins Wanted

Posted by Elvis on April 6, 2009 at 7:48pm
ABUJA - The embattled National Coordinator of Police Equipment Foundation (PEF) Kenny Martins has again come under the searchlight of the Police authorities as he has been declared wanted over his involvement in a case of $97.5Million scandal involving a US based Security Company [Calvary Security Group].Also wanted by the police is the Managing Director of National Deposit Insurance Cooperation [NDIC] Mr. Ganiyu Ogunleye who was later arrested by the Police over his involvement in the controversial waiver of a N500m on the sale of Karu International Market in Nasarawa State .Police in a statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, Emmanuel Ojukwu at the weekend said the declaration of Kenny Martins is “Sequel to the request by Inspector General of Police to the Senior Magistrate Court , Wuse Abuja, which consequently granted the application that necessitated declaring Chief Kenny Martins wanted”.Chief Martins, however, will be recalled, is the National Coordinator of Police Equipment Foundation the position that he has been using to defraud unsuspecting corporate organizations and individuals in the name of the organization.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently had directed the Inspector General of Police to arrest Chief Martins over an alleged fraud of $97.5m involving Calvary Security Group based in US.The Police also appealed to the public, corporate organizations and individuals who have useful information leading to the arrest of Chief Kenny Martins to report to the nearest police station or its Special Fraud Unit.According to Police, the arrest and detention of NDIC MD Ganiyu Ogunleye was sequel to a follow-up to Senate Public hearing in January this year on distressed Fortune Bank.The MD was involved in a controversial waiver of N500Million over the sale of Karu International Market by Nasarawa State Government.The Police further said it is poised at investigating the role, circumstances and the level of involvement of NDIC and any other Agency, group or persons in the controversial waiver.
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