EFCC, ICPC accused of ignoring fraud petitions against tax consulting firm, Alpha Beta, linked to Tinubu while pursuing opposition cases – Report
By OUR REPORTER, Abuja
According to a media report, precisely by Sahara Reporters, a veritable investigative journalism online newspaper in Nigeria, the Department of State Services (DSS) was also mentioned in the allegations by a source said to be privy to the situation that the actions of those agencies suggest a troubling pattern of “open bias and weaponisation of state institutions.”
There is a fresh controversy in the Nigeria’s anti-corruption community as the two major agencies in charge of fighting the global acknowledged anti-development parasite – the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) have come under public instigated questions over alleged biases and selective justice being accorded petitions before them.
According to a media report, precisely by Sahara Reporters, a veritable investigative journalism online newspaper in Nigeria, the Department of State Services (DSS) was also mentioned in the allegations by a source said to be privy to the situation that the actions of those agencies suggest a troubling pattern of “open bias and weaponisation of state institutions.”
This is as insiders reportedly accuse them of deliberately ignoring documented petitions against Alpha-Beta Consulting Limited while aggressively pursuing yet to be verified allegation of corruption against a leading opposition personality in Nigeria and former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai.
Alpha-Beta Consulting Limited, a tax consultancy firm widely linked to Bola Tinubu, has recently been engulfed in a series of internal controversies following allegations of whistleblower intimidation, staff dismissals and leadership crises.
According to the source, El-Rufai came under intense scrutiny shortly after making comments on national television earlier this year regarding alleged wiretapping.
“Within days of that statement, he was arrested and has since been passed around the EFCC, DSS and ICPC. Two of them even went as far as charging him and raiding his house,” the source reportedly said.
In stark contrast, the same agencies have allegedly failed to act on multiple petitions filed since October 2025 over serious allegations involving Alpha-Beta Consulting, a major tax consulting firm linked to Lagos State revenue collection, Sahara Reporters revealed.
The petitions, submitted through the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR), accuse a senior staff member of signature forgery and the company’s leadership of tax evasion. Despite what the source described as “overwhelming documentary evidence,” no visible action has been taken.
Instead, the whistleblower behind the complaint has reportedly faced intimidation and harassment.
“Nothing has been done. Rather, they have deployed the instruments of the state to harass and silence the whistleblower,” the source alleged.
Providing further insight into the agencies’ response, the source claimed that the EFCC dismissed the forgery allegation on the grounds that it did not involve financial loss.
“The EFCC told us verbally that the signature forgery did not involve loss of funds and so would not be treated,” the source said.
Similarly, the ICPC’s Lagos office reportedly acknowledged receipt of the petition and assured the complainants of justice, before forwarding the case to Abuja for final approval. However, months later, there has been no update.
“We never heard from them again,” the source added.
The development has sparked outrage, particularly when compared with previous high-profile enforcement actions by the EFCC, including controversial raids on private events based on mere suspicion.
“The same EFCC that stormed a hotel in Akure years ago to arrest people celebrating a wedding on suspicion of being internet fraudsters is now dodging formal petitions backed with evidence,” the source said.
Sahara Reporters had earlier reported in December 2025 how a former Alpha-Beta employee, Segun Oluwasanmi, accused the company’s Chief Technical Officer, Olumide Hezekiah Idowu, of forging his signature on an official cybersecurity policy document.
According to Oluwasanmi, the alleged forgery occurred in September 2023 after months of workplace disputes, harassment, and professional marginalisation. He claimed that Idowu inserted his signature without consent and forwarded the document for executive approval.
The whistleblower further alleged that an internal panel set up by the company to investigate the matter failed to release its findings, despite what he described as a confession by the accused during proceedings.
Supported by the CDHR, Oluwasanmi escalated the case to the police, EFCC, and ICPC, submitting extensive evidence including emails, policy documents, and voice recordings.
The petition cited violations under the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act, 2015, as well as provisions of the Criminal Code relating to forgery and electronic fraud.
Despite the gravity of the allegations, there has been no known prosecution or formal investigation outcome to date.
