Witness narrates how Ex-HoS, allies diverted public funds to private companies in court
Theft scandal rocks Lagos State Sports Commision
By Adekunle Badmus
The Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC) is currently facing a financial scandal occasioned by alleged theft of sporting equipment from its store.
According to a report, members of staff at the commission including the Deputy Accountant of the agency were arrested, quizzed, detained and later released by the Police.
The suspects were allegedly arrested by policemen from Barracks Police Station in Surulere.
sporting equipment and other sundry goods worth over N12 million were reportedly stolen from the commission’s store.
According to reports, the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to Oluwatoyin Gafar (Bolowotan), Director General of the Commission, Sanmi Doherty, ordered the arrest of the alleged suspects.
The incident took place on Tuesday, September 1, 2020.
Apart from the Deputy Accountant, the Chief Security Officer and the Chief Store Officer of the Commission and 10 others were arrested and detained for 24 hours by the Police on the order of Gafar’s aide.
The alleged suspects were later released on bail by Gafar.
However, some Senior Civil servants were not happy with the development querying the source of power of the DG’s aide to order the detention of the alleged suspects.
