I never claimed to be billionaire – Retired Anambra CP, Adeoye

Retired Police Commissioner of Anambra State, Aderemi Adeoye, connected Friday, denied reports of him claiming to beryllium a billionaire.

Adeoye besides denied saying helium was competing with Aliko Dangote, the Forbes’ richest African.

Featuring connected Arise Television’s programme, The Morning Show, the retired Commissioner called for a video clip of him making specified a claim, stressing that helium ne'er amassed wealthiness oregon abused his office.

He, however, affirmed reports of investing successful an concern club, saying the civilian work rules and constabulary codification of behaviour bash not barroom anyone from investing, nor is the instrumentality against buying shares.

Adeoye, who retired from work successful April, 10 months aft helium led the constabulary bid successful Anambra State, had allegedly said helium would task into concern to springiness Dangote a tally for his money.

Dismissing the claims, the retired Police Commissioner said: “I person ne'er said thing of such. I measurement my words earlier I utter them and each connection say, I accidental successful bully faith. I ne'er said I americium present a billionaire and anyone who has impervious to the contrary is challenged to nutrient it.

“Now, arsenic to whether I person utilized my bureau (by moving an concern club). Those who marque their assertion should besides beryllium that if they person evidence.

“Civil work rules and constabulary codification of behaviour bash not barroom anyone from investing. There is nary instrumentality against buying shares. There is nary instrumentality against investing successful onshore oregon property. The lone happening is that you indispensable beryllium capable to warrant the means. Civil servants beryllium to cooperatives. I americium a subordinate of the constabulary cooperative. There is nary instrumentality against it.”

He said during his work period, helium equipped himself done trainings successful Nigeria and overseas and gained fiscal education, starring to the constitution of an concern nine successful 2018 by members of a forum helium had lectured.

On the allegation that a hunt astatine Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and connected Google failed to found that the nine was legally registered, helium said helium did the aforesaid hunt himself and recovered respective entries that explained to the satellite what the concern nine does and its mode of operation.

“It is an concern nine that has a indebtedness limb that is registered with the Lagos State authorities arsenic a cooperative and we are registered with the CAC. I person our certificate of registration here, and I hereby show it for the satellite to see. Not lone are we registered with the CAC, our yearly filings are up to day with them.

“Like I mentioned earlier, our known limb is besides registered with the authorities authorities arsenic a cooperative. Here is our SCUML certificate issued by the EFCC. So you tin statesman to spot erstwhile idiosyncratic says we don’t exist, we are not registered, and I’ve shown grounds that we are, including registration with the EFCC.

“The inspector wide of constabulary is simply a disciplinarian. He does not tolerate nonsense and the IG volition not condone an serviceman going into thing that is against the morals of the job, and volition look on. The IG ne'er does that.

“The IG forwarded the petition to maine successful the tone of fairness, and I replied, addressing each contented that was raised successful the petition. He was satisfied.”