ICPC arrests civil servant for allegedly demanding bribe

The Independent Corrupt Offences Practices
Commission (ICPC) has arrested one Mr. Abbah
Adikwu, a GL. 07 officer with the Federal Civil
Service Commission, Abuja for allegedly
demanding a bribe before performing his
official duties.
A petitioner, (name withheld) who is also a
civil servant had filed a petition at the ICPC
against the suspect for allegedly demanding for
a bribe before his file could be treated.
He further informed ICPC that he had been
visiting the suspect’s office since December
2012 to regularise his service but the suspect
frustrated all his efforts through unethical
conduct and brazen demands for a bribe.
The suspect was put under surveillance by ICPC
and arrested through a sting operation after
collecting marked money from the petitioner
within the premises of the Civil Service
Commission.
Mr. Adikwu violently resisted arrest and was
about to bolt away but was physically
restrained by ICPC operatives.
However, there was mild drama at the point of
taking him out of the Commission’s premises
when some of his colleagues and other persons
blocked the gate, assaulted ICPC operatives
and held them hostage in the office of the
Chief Security Officer.
It took the intervention of a back-up security
team from ICPC to secure their freedom and
whisk the suspect away.
Some of the officials who assaulted and
obstructed ICPC operatives were arrested the
following day.
Section 41(f) of the Corrupt Practices and
Other Related Offences Act 2000 prescribes
one year imprisonment without option of fine
for anybody who assaults or obstructs officers
of the Commission in the execution of their
duties.