N100m Mistakenly Paid To Egbetokun’s Son Refunded To Anambra Government — Force PRO

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has clarified that the sum of ₦100 million mistakenly paid into the personal account of Victor Egbetokun, son of the outgoing Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has been returned to the Anambra State Government.

The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, made this known on ‘Politics Today’, a current affairs programme on Channels TV on Monday night, following online reports that the money originated from the Anambra State Government’s security vote account.

Hundeyin explained that the transaction was a banking error that was promptly detected and reversed.

“You could remember when he (Omoyele Sowore) said ₦100 million was paid into the account of the son of the IGP. I called the son of the IGP immediately to know what was going on, and he explained,” Hundeyin said.

“He said he saw ₦100 million in his account, and he told his accounts officer to reverse the money immediately, which he did.”

The police spokesperson added that Victor provided evidence of the reversal to the authorities.

“He printed out his statement of account. He showed me. The young man was forced to close down that account. He has written a petition to the EFCC for that allegation to be investigated,” Hundeyin said.

Describing the transaction as a “mistaken transfer,” Hundeyin confirmed that the funds were promptly returned to the Anambra State Government’s account after the alert was received.