Youth Group Rejects 'False and Malicious' Fraud Claims Against IGP, Calls Report a Smear Campaign
The Integrity Youth Alliance (IYA), a prominent Nigerian youth advocacy group, has strongly condemned a recent media report alleging that Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun is linked to a $2.5 million fraud case and attempted to cover it up digitally. In a statement issued on Friday, IYA spokesperson Danjuma Lamido described the publication—originally from SaharaReporters—as "not only false and misleading but a deliberate attempt to malign the reputation of the IGP and undermine the integrity of the Nigeria Police Force." The contested report claimed that IGP Egbetokun engaged external technology experts to remove online references connecting him to a fraud scandal involving a Nigerian socialite. It further suggested the allegations had caused "tension" or "panic" at the Force Headquarters in Abuja. IYA dismissed these assertions as baseless conjecture, insisting there was no evidence of any such involvement, cover-up, or disruption within...