Ex-Naval Chief, Brigadier-General Still Wanted – ICPC
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Friday said ex-Naval Chief of Staff, Vice Admiral Jibrin Usman (Rtd.), and Brigadier-General Ishaya Bauka (Rtd.) are still on the commission’s wanted list over their alleged involvement in an N3bn fraud.
The commission’s spokesperson, Demola Bakare, dismissed claims that the duo had been exonerated following the amendment of charges against them.
Bakare said in a statement, “The ICPC stated that any claim that the amended charges by ICPC have exonerated the duo of charges concerning embezzlement and abuse of office is fallacious and a figment of the imagination of the writers, it should be disregarded.
“It should be clearly stated that there is a subsisting arrest warrant against the two ex-military officers, whoever sees them could assist in bringing them to justice.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the charges against them were only amended not withdrawn. ICPC does not clear anybody of a case already in court. It is a normal practice for prosecuting agencies to amend charges and proceed against the available defendants in a case pending when those at large or on court bench warrants would be arrested.”
Recall that Usman and Bauka were initially charged alongside five others in an original charge dated and filed on April 17, 2023.
On February 4, 2025, one of the co-defendants, Adam Imam Yusuf, was arrested at his residence in Gwagwalada, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, while Usman and Bauka remain at large.
Bakare, however, assured the public that the ongoing charges would be amended to accommodate the allegations initially filed against them.
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