Civic Accountability · Nigeria

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Previously in Ogun:
Term report
Documented cases of fraud, corruption, and financial misconduct by Ogun State government officials and agencies during the 2011–2019 term. Sources linked on each card.
2
Total cases
0
Convicted
0
Ongoing
2
Dismissed
Govt response:
Security
Illegal importation of AK-47 rifles and ammunition
Dismissed
Allegation
The federal government confirmed Amosun illegally imported 1,000 AK-47 rifles and about 2 to 4 million rounds of ammunition, along with 1,000 bulletproof vests and an armoured personnel carrier, stored at a secret armoury in Government House; he held only an approved duty waiver for 13 armoured personnel carriers for police use (granted in 2012), with no end-user certificate for the rifles or ammunition as required by law for such imports.
Outcome / Status
Amosun confessed to and surrendered the stockpile to the state Commissioner of Police hours before his tenure ended in May 2019; no publicly confirmed prosecution followed.
Administration's response
Amosun later broke his silence to defend the acquisition without disputing that it lacked the required federal approval.
Public Funds
Suppressed EFCC corruption case
Dismissed
Allegation
A Justice Ayo Salami-led investigative panel found that then-EFCC chairman Ibrahim Magu had directed operatives not to investigate corruption allegations against Amosun (and separately, ex-Kano governor Rabiu Kwankwaso).
Outcome / Status
The underlying corruption allegations against Amosun were never properly investigated as a result, according to the panel's July 2021 findings; no charges followed.