The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has been petitioned to probe an alleged conspiracy by some police officers to derail a pending criminal case involving a N350,900,000 fraud.
The petition, dated May 15, 2025, was submitted by a lawyer, Ernest Annie Nwoye, who is counsel to the petitoning firm, Rosiyke Financial Consult Ltd.
The petition concerns Charge No: ID/24069C/2024, currently pending before a Lagos court.
The firm is urging the IGP to investigate the roles of two police officers—Superintendent of Police (SP) R.N. Maiguru and Inspector A.I. Aminu—whom it accuses of attempting to compromise the case.
The case stems from a July 2022 transaction in which one Rukkaya Saadina Dantata allegedly received N350.9 million from Rosiyke to remit $580,000 to suppliers in China.
While she reportedly admitted receiving the funds during interrogation by the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), the telex confirmations she provided were later discovered to be fake.
Despite the severity of the allegations, Ms. Dantata was granted bail and not detained, allegedly due to high-level interference.
A proposed repayment plan soon collapsed after she became unreachable, and both she and her guarantor were declared missing.
According to the petition, the FCID under former Deputy Inspector-General Sylvester Alabi made efforts to trace Ms. Dantata.
In early 2024, a N100 million settlement was reportedly brokered by a retired Commissioner of Police now serving as a company Chief Security Officer.
However, the settlement was never honoured, and Ms. Dantata remains at large.
In a recent development, the petitioner alleged that members of Ms. Dantata’s family made a fresh settlement offer in March 2025, which also failed to materialise.
Shortly after, SP Maiguru and Inspector Aminu, neither of whom were assigned to the case, allegedly filed a notice of discontinuance dated March 28, 2025, in court without the knowledge or consent of the FCID’s prosecuting counsel.
Rosiyke Financial Consult expressed concern that this act may have been influenced by ethnic bias.
The petitioner claims that Ms. Dantata had boasted she would never be jailed as long as the current DIG in charge of the FCID —reportedly from her home state of Kano remains in office.
“Our client believes this act amounts to professional misconduct and obstruction of justice,” the petition stated.
The petitioner urged the IGP to investigate the conduct of SP Maiguru and Inspector Aminu, and to ensure that the case proceeds to full prosecution.
They emphasised that a criminal charge cannot be withdrawn without the consent of the court or the Attorney-General of the Federation. Any attempt to circumvent due process, they warned, undermines public confidence and damages the reputation of the Nigeria Police Force.
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They also called on the IGP to ensure justice is served, restitution made, and anyone involved in obstructing the case held accountable.