Alleged Fraud: Staff Petition Minister Over Movement of Mails in NIPOST

By: Our Reporter

Staff of the Nigerian Postal Services, NIPOST has raised concern over fraud being perpetrated in the organisation through the movements of mail under Dr. Ismail Adewusi, the current PostMaster General.

A Petition obtained by NEWSng on Friday indicated that the amount of corruption and other ill-issues ongoing in the Nigerian Postal Services, NIPOST calls for urgent intervention before things gets out of hand to further destroy mailing business through the Nigerian Postal Services, NIPOST.

According to the Petition, “every week requisition for funds to effect payment of Mail/Cargo conveyance was being approved but regrettably the money will be released to one particular contractor – Hamrash Global Resource Limited with Zenith Bank Account Number: 1013409561.

“Painfully, the money collected by this particular company will not be utilized for the purpose it was meant for. Also a company named Pelican Logistics Limited with Account Number 1014398677 at the UBA Bank was believed to be one of the accounts the NIPOST Boss uses to siphon money from the organization.

“It baffled staff to note that despite the fact that money is being paid for mails movement especially overseas Mails yet the NIPOST Management never asks why these Mails are not moved or delivered to their destinations. For Example, there are Mails meant for Australia since September 2021 to date, Canada since September 2021 to date and United States from 20th November, 2021 to date. All these Mails were not delivered but funds were released to these companies purportedly contracted for mail delivery.

“Services were not attended to yet the NIPOST Management did not care. It will interest you to know that one of these companies (PELICAN) is receiving from NIPOST every month hundred thousands of US Dollars for conveyance of Mail Overseas yet the company does not render the services allowing Mails to be wasted and infested by maggots.” The petition was revealed.

NEWSng spoke to some of the staff of the organisation on phone who confirms that a lot has been going on in NIPOST lately.

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According to the staff who pleaded for anonymity, “Already there is a Petition in the ICPC and EFCC to look into the issues of fraud in NIPOST. Many Nigerians may not believe that NIPOST is making money but when they know the number of letters that are supposed to leave the country on a daily basis, they would know how money has been coming in and going into the pockets of very few individuals.

“Another thing is that people due send their mails for delivery abroad and many will come asking that the mails were not delivered and at the same time such mails were not returned to the owners. Well, If you go to the NIPOST Ware Houses that might explain the reasons behind this missing mail perhaps. I think Nigerians should help us find out from the Management of NIPOST what they do with the money paid for such delivery of mails and why they are not delivered but like I told you, when you go to NIPOST Ware Houses in Abuja and Lagos you might come up with more stories.” He said.

Effort to speak to the management did not yield result as they were said not to be available to speak to press.

Alleged Fraud: Staff Petition Minister Over Movement of Mails in NIPOST