The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) was allegedly the most implicated, according to Daily Sun.

No fewer than 22,074 suspicious personnel have been identified on the Federal Government’s payroll by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).

It was learnt that the personnel were found across various Ministries, Departments, Agencies and tertiary institutions.

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) was allegedly the most implicated, according to Daily Sun.

The total financial impact of these 12,174 personnel was estimated at N34,808,740,634.37.

The commission found that last year, the government disbursed N37,103,337,614.40 to these suspicious employees, despite the implementation of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS).

The findings were contained in a report that resulted from a comprehensive review of the IPPIS conducted by the commission as part of the anti-corruption system assessment initiated by President Bola Tinubu’s administration.

According to the report, there were 12,714 personnel in the Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs), listed on the payroll who were not included in the service-wide nominal roll from January to December of last year.
Investigators also revealed that the IPPIS has been subjected to tampering, manipulation, and alleged padding with ghost workers or suspicious personnel.

While, approximately 4,190 former police officers were found on the IPPIS payroll.
According to investigators from the ICPC, numerous instances of fraud have been identified in the IPPIS payrolls of the Ministries, Departments, Agencies (MDAs), and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF).

Corrupt practices observed in 20 MDAs include double salary payments, inclusion of fictitious names on the IPPIS, the use of fake identities to embezzle public funds, the operation of two IPPIS accounts, and the presence of ghost workers.

Approximately 95 personnel across various MDAs were found to have names listed on both the payroll and the nominal roll, yet discrepancies arose when their identities were verified through banking applications.
Among these 95 suspicious beneficiaries, eight share the same family name, and one individual is connected to two different IPPIS accounts.

Twenty-four workers from approximately 20 MDAs were reportedly receiving double salaries from their respective agencies, and in some cases, from additional sources.
212 officers at the Ministry of Works, listed on the IPPIS payroll, with a combined monthly salary amounting to N31,986,324.40, were found to be absent from both the ministry’s nominal roll and the service-wide nominal roll of IPPIS.

The commission said: “The general overview of the Nominal Roll and Payroll of MDAs furnished by IPPIS and subjected to an analysis established a quantum disparity of 12, 174 personnel between the two parameters (nominal roll and payroll) used in the analysis.
“The said 12,174 personnel were visibly on the payroll but not on the service wide nominal roll between January and December 2023.
“The monetary value of the 12, 174 personnel is put at N34,808,740,634.37within the period under review. Included in the service wide disparity between the payroll and the nominal roll were the specific discoveries made from some MDAs used as a pilot scheme.”
“But the fraud was allegedly more entrenched in the Nigeria Police Force with thousands of ex-employees on the payroll.”

The report added: “The analysis of NPF payroll focused on December 2023 nominal and payroll obtained from IPPIS for the purpose of comparison. The nominal and payroll have populated names of 350,028 and 312,047 respectively.

“It was discovered on the nominal roll that 37, 160 staff were described as “ex-employees. However, on the same nominal roll spreadsheet, 37,129 were described as “inactive” whilst the balance of 31 staff were also categorized as having “Active” status.
“Furthermore, 4,190 staff of NPF, described as “ex-employees” were found on the payroll of IPPIS to have received December 2023 salary amounting to N980,273,690.51.

“It was discovered that 3, 228 of the 4, 190 have their records consistent in all parameters used for validation on the payroll such as the names, IPPIS numbers and account numbers.
“Conversely, the account numbers of the remainder 962 staff were compared with that on the payroll and the findings revealed that the names of staff and bank names were inconsistent."

https://saharareporters.com/2024/08/14/nigerian-police-top-ghost-workers-list-icpc-uncovers-over-12000-fake-staff-federal

The same way they top in bribery, intimidation and dishonesty.

So, I am not surprised.

Most people trade ghost worker opportunity like an enterprise in Nigeria

Are they not the epitome of corruption? Why am I not surprised

The "Roger" squad.

It should then be renamed Nigeria Ghost Force (NGF).

ogododo:
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) was allegedly the most implicated, according to Daily Sun.

No fewer than 22,074 suspicious personnel have been identified on the Federal Government’s payroll by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).
It was learnt that the personnel were found across various Ministries, Departments, Agencies and tertiary institutions.
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) was allegedly the most implicated, according to Daily Sun.
The total financial impact of these 12,174 personnel was estimated at N34,808,740,634.37.
The commission found that last year, the government disbursed N37,103,337,614.40 to these suspicious employees, despite the implementation of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS).
The findings were contained in a report that resulted from a comprehensive review of the IPPIS conducted by the commission as part of the anti-corruption system assessment initiated by President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
According to the report, there were 12,714 personnel in the Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs), listed on the payroll who were not included in the service-wide nominal roll from January to December of last year.
Investigators also revealed that the IPPIS has been subjected to tampering, manipulation, and alleged padding with ghost workers or suspicious personnel.
While, approximately 4,190 former police officers were found on the IPPIS payroll.
According to investigators from the ICPC, numerous instances of fraud have been identified in the IPPIS payrolls of the Ministries, Departments, Agencies (MDAs), and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF).
Corrupt practices observed in 20 MDAs include double salary payments, inclusion of fictitious names on the IPPIS, the use of fake identities to embezzle public funds, the operation of two IPPIS accounts, and the presence of ghost workers.
Approximately 95 personnel across various MDAs were found to have names listed on both the payroll and the nominal roll, yet discrepancies arose when their identities were verified through banking applications.
Among these 95 suspicious beneficiaries, eight share the same family name, and one individual is connected to two different IPPIS accounts.
Twenty-four workers from approximately 20 MDAs were reportedly receiving double salaries from their respective agencies, and in some cases, from additional sources.
212 officers at the Ministry of Works, listed on the IPPIS payroll, with a combined monthly salary amounting to N31,986,324.40, were found to be absent from both the ministry’s nominal roll and the service-wide nominal roll of IPPIS.
The commission said: “The general overview of the Nominal Roll and Payroll of MDAs furnished by IPPIS and subjected to an analysis established a quantum disparity of 12, 174 personnel between the two parameters (nominal roll and payroll) used in the analysis.
“The said 12,174 personnel were visibly on the payroll but not on the service wide nominal roll between January and December 2023.
“The monetary value of the 12, 174 personnel is put at N34,808,740,634.37within the period under review. Included in the service wide disparity between the payroll and the nominal roll were the specific discoveries made from some MDAs used as a pilot scheme.”
“But the fraud was allegedly more entrenched in the Nigeria Police Force with thousands of ex-employees on the payroll.”
The report added: “The analysis of NPF payroll focused on December 2023 nominal and payroll obtained from IPPIS for the purpose of comparison. The nominal and payroll have populated names of 350,028 and 312,047 respectively.
“It was discovered on the nominal roll that 37, 160 staff were described as “ex-employees. However, on the same nominal roll spreadsheet, 37,129 were described as “inactive” whilst the balance of 31 staff were also categorized as having “Active” status.
“Furthermore, 4,190 staff of NPF, described as “ex-employees” were found on the payroll of IPPIS to have received December 2023 salary amounting to N980,273,690.51.
“It was discovered that 3, 228 of the 4, 190 have their records consistent in all parameters used for validation on the payroll such as the names, IPPIS numbers and account numbers.
“Conversely, the account numbers of the remainder 962 staff were compared with that on the payroll and the findings revealed that the names of staff and bank names were inconsistent."


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Awon DPO jehun soke. You will be surprised how much gets to the purses of ranks, Nlfpmod, if you see how wealthy some officers are.. What a country.

Is anyone surprised? Given the egunje, mgbo, and roger collecting trademark of the haven of corruption called the NPF, ghost workers not being there should have shocked average Nigerian.

Hmmmm not surprised at all. I remember the embezzlement of their money by some of their past IGs.

This is seriously ipepecuanha. Reno O-monkey come and blame Peter Obi. Cos every corruption in Nigeria is linked to Obi according to you.

Is it true?

There are so many leakages in the government and you'd keep wondering why they keep borrowing. Who are the ghost workers, who have been getting the salaries, what's wrong with overhauling the whole process, do biometrics to capture the actual staff working. I won't be surprised if some people that have relocated out of Nigeria are still getting their salaries paid into their account.

This country go ever better so?

Can there ever be an end to ghost workers in Naija?

An average person over here is greedy and selfish!

And most of them will obey rules when they japa!

NPF is naturally corrupt. All the gas from the IG to the constable are all legal thieves

I can wager half of my annual income that there are at least as many Ghost workers in Aso Rock and the Nigerian Senate.

I'm sure there are even undocumented salary collectors among the teams of Mr. President and the state governors.


Nigeria is the International headquarters of CORRUPTION!

Ghost workers in Police service..

What a SHAME!!!

Big Shame at that!

Shame on the Nigeria's Police Service Commission...Shame on you all!

Imagine if that number was actually employed?
The suffering in the land will reduce drastically.

Police is probably the least if we check well

Some sharp men don press some buttons to dey make them cash out big time

The reason ghost workers format would not end is the fact that nobody gets punished most times

They were either killed by boko haram, ugm, bandit and kidnappers.

Nigeria is the most corrupt country on earth.

Nigeria is an active crime scene

Raccoon.

Wonderment. In a country they say lacks police manpower. They pay idlers and cry about lack of value in the system.

Laughing out loud.

E no shock me, police sabi wicked demsef pass any force.

Na police be the only force wey be say after serving for 35 years, you fit wait 10years extra to get your gratuity, some no dey get am before Dem die sef

ogododo:


https://saharareporters.com/2024/08/14/nigerian-police-top-ghost-workers-list-icpc-uncovers-over-12000-fake-staff-federal

The most corrupt security outfit

Ghost worker wey dey mountain dey pray make dem increase minimum wage, how market?

U sure sey u being a ghost no go turn reality now....


The virus wey dey deal with Nigerians is that we too like free and fast money, we no like stress, make dat credit alert just dey buzz..

See as I dey laff Tinubuciously





18 looks fabulous on you sister ajepako

Ìt still means nothing.
The IGP will settle them and everyone will go about their regular businesses.
Stop telling us.
...and stop abusing phrases like.....
...assure you.
...all hands on deck.
...going back to the drawing board.
...brought to book..

I'm less surprised about this revelation.