UDISAM Transport Company Petitions IGP, Others Over Alleged Advance Fee Fraud By Ebonyi Ex-Commissioner
A transport operator in Ebonyi State, UDISAM Mass Transit Company, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP), the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), and other security agencies over alleged advance fee fraud, criminal intimidation, and threats to life involving a former state government official and his associates. In petitions dated April 3 and April 22, 2026, and addressed through the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) and legal representatives, the company’s Director, Comrade James Igwe, accused a former Commissioner for Transport, Hon. Celestine Nwali, alongside several others, of fraudulently obtaining money under false pretence. According to the petitions, the transport company had earlier secured approval and paid required fees to the Ebonyi State Government for a loading bay at the Central Motor Park, Abakaliki, under the previous administration. However, at the start of the current administration, the former com...
